THE BEYOND PERSPECTIVE: HOW GOOD IS GOD? ❖ 271

Compel them to come. For in the invitation lies the transformative power of love." — Kristen Wambach

The Launch of "HOW GOOD IS GOD?": A deep dive into the labor of love, the sweat, and the "gooder" God who met Kristen in the publishing process.

EPISODE TAKEAWAYS

• The 80/20 Rule of Creation: Recognizing that while the manuscript is vital, the "sweat equity" with the Lord is what brings a vision to the finish line.
• The "Gooder" Standard: Understanding that God’s character exceeds our current intellectual or emotional capacity to grasp it.​​

• A New Definition of Victory: Shifting the focus from earthly accolades to the faithful stewardship of heavenly origins.
• The Power of Story: How a plate of lamb tacos and a vintage marquee can become the "final whistle" of a victorious season.

The Head Coach’s Perspective: Transitioning from the wisdom of sports legends to the ultimate definition of winning according to Jesus.

Summary

In this momentous launch day episode, Kristen Wambach pulls back the curtain on the emotional and spiritual journey of releasing her latest book,
​HOW GOOD IS GOD? recorded off-the-cuff on Passover 2026. She shares the "spiritual investigative journalist" perspective that fueled 440 pages of encounters, explaining how Jesus uses our darkest moments to birth us into resurrection life. Using the metaphor of a coached player, Kristen issues a high-velocity offensive play against religious static, inviting readers to expand their bandwidth and experience a God who is "gooder" than they ever imagined.

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A Launch Day Reflection from Kristen Wambach

There are moments in a spiritual investigative journalist’s life where the notes are set aside, the structured outlines are folded away, and the only thing left is the raw, vibrating frequency of a testimony. Today, April 1, 2026, is that day. It is Passover—a day of deliverance—and it is the official launch of my second book: HOW GOOD IS GOD?
I am holding the hardback in my hands as I write this. It has a certain weight to it—not just the physical heft of 440 pages, but the weight of 30 years of documentation. It represents over 100,000 words dedicated to one pursuit: expanding our bandwidth for the goodness of God.

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EPISODE TIMESTAMPS

• 00:00 – Welcome to the Interviewing Jesus Podcast: Passover 2026 Launch
  
• 01:38 – The Weight of the Hardback: Why I Prefer the Physical Page
  
• 02:33 – Behind the Scenes: The Realities of 440 Pages and Royalties
  
• 03:56 – A Word of Encouragement for Future Authors
  
• 05:43 – Expanding Your Bandwidth: Exploring the "Gooder" Nature of God
  
• 06:30 – The Coached Player: Insights from Football Legends
  
• 08:30 – Handing the Microphone to Jesus: What is True Victory?
  
• 10:05 – Jesus as our Human Example: Coached by the Father
  
• 11:20 – A Field Guide Against Religious Static: The Book’s Mission
  
• 12:34 – 30 Years of Investigation: What’s Inside the Field Guide
  
• 14:16 – Compel Them to Come: My One-Sentence Mission
  
• 17:21 – Stories of the Lower Realms: The Mirror Bible and Persuasion
  
• 20:53 – Sunday Lamb Tacos and the Vintage Marquee: A Sign of Flight
  
• 28:51 – Prevailing Against the Gates: Matthew 16:18 and Our Victory
  
• 31:34 – Final Declaration and Call to Action
  

EPISODE TRANSCRIPTKristen Wambach (00:02):
Hello and welcome. This is Kristen from the Interviewing Jesus Podcast. Where to start? Today, this particular episode is being released on April 1st, which is Passover in 2026. It is the day that we launch and release my second book, HOW GOOD IS GOD? Coaching church beyond the gates of hell to truly experience Heaven.
Now, let me just put a pre-warning in this episode. I’m really excited to share it with you. I don’t really have notes. I’m not quite sure where we’re going to end up, and yes, I will be pitching because I really want to share the book with you. It’s a momentous day for me with lots of emotion, sweat, and tears, and lots of time in the Lord’s presence. I just wanted to share it with you and I pray it brings value to your life.
Kristen Wambach (01:38):
As I say, this is off the cuff. I’m holding a hardback. It’s my favorite. I lead with the fact that it’s my favorite because I like to write in my books. I like to scribble in them. I prefer to write what I hear the Lord saying to me in the midst of reading. Now, for those who are a little more skeptical because the hardback is the most expensive—it’s $42.99—it is actually the book I make the least amount of royalties on. Go figure, huh? It costs me an arm and a leg just for the book to be made. If you’ve never published a book, you’re just going to have to take my word for it.
Kristen Wambach (02:33):
Where do we begin? Maybe I should have you pray for me. It is such a large project—440 pages. Oh my goodness. I wrestled with thoughts to trim it down to make it more bite-size, but it never felt like what the Lord wanted. He wanted a playbook. He wanted the meat and potatoes of a book to share with you.
Kristen Wambach (04:14):
For those of you who have ever dreamed about writing a book: 20% is the manuscript; 80% is the sweat and work to get it to the publishing point. Don’t let that frighten you away. It is a labor of love and consistency. Talk to the Lord about your project. Remember that your words and where you have traveled bring value to somebody who needs to hear the hope that you are and how God answered for you.
How good is God? Can we really answer that today? I guarantee that He is "gooder" than our current bandwidth. He is gooder than this book sitting here on my desk. This book is a documentation of the heart to expand our current bandwidth on His goodness.
Kristen Wambach (05:43):
I’m reading from the "Coached Player" section. I used the metaphor of American football to put in a structure where we could consume spiritual ideas and text. For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the crowd roars. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and every night that you dream. That is from Emmitt Smith, Football Hall of Fame running back.
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals. Joe Torre, the legendary baseball manager, said: "Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding, and nurturing your people and heart."
Kristen Wambach (07:38):
But what if we handed the microphone to the Head Coach? What if we handed it to Jesus and asked Him: "What does it mean to win? What does it mean to succeed in God?" We want our dreams and our prophetic words to come to pass.
What would Jesus say? As for me, winning is found not in the fleeting accolades of this world, but in the faithful stewardship of the gifts entrusted to you, in the loving service rendered to your neighbor, and in the enduring pursuit of the kingdom that is within you. True victory belongs to the heart made pure, the spirit made humble, and the life poured out for a purpose beyond its own. Run the race with perseverance, fixing your eyes not on earthly crowns, but on the eternal joy set before you.
Kristen Wambach (10:05):
How good is God? He designed the race so that the victory is secure—not by your striving, but by your faithful stewardship of what He has already deposited in your heavenly origin. In every act of love, every moment of sacrifice, and every heartbeat devoted to the will of God, you will find the true victory that never fades.
I am inspired because Jesus was just as human as you and I are. Father God coached Him. He showed Him how things worked and how His love was a conduit for others. God’s goodness is bigger than your current bandwidth.
Kristen Wambach (12:34):
With the spirit of a coach and the wisdom of a pastor, I’ve accomplished something wonderful. This book is a high-velocity offensive play against the religious static that has kept you sidelined. It is time to stop playing defense with your faith and start running from a position of absolute finished-work victory. This is your ultimate field guide for reclaiming a life that has been capped by the heavy seasons of survival.
What’s in it? 30 years of spiritual investigation. Documented encounters with the Father’s heart. A CEO’s perspective on Heaven’s blueprint. Practical keys to interviewing Jesus—how to talk to God, hear God, and listen to His heart. You will navigate life’s hits with heavenly clarity and activate the redemptive design wired into your DNA.
Kristen Wambach (14:33):
A few years back, a podcaster asked every guest this question: "If you only had one sentence that could culminate your relationship, goals, and dreams—what gets you to show up at the table every morning—what would you say?"
This was my response from Luke 14:23: "Compel them to come." For in the invitation lies the transformative power of love that draws us closer to the heart of God. Compel them to come, to hear, to read, to listen, and to witness the heart of God.
Kristen Wambach (17:21):
I’d like to share two stories. In the book, I share my experiences in the lower realms of the earth. We talk about spiritual things on this podcast all the time, so it won’t surprise you that God has more for us in different realms. In John 6:35-36 from the Mirror Bible, Jesus said, "I am the bread of life. He that comes face to face with me shall never hunger."
The commentary says: "You might be happy with healings and signs, but you still fail to understand who I am. I’m not here to impress you with me. I’m here to persuade you about you. Your sonship is what I am all about." I told God I needed persuading. So He led me on this journey to persuade you about who you are in Him and how much He loves you.
Kristen Wambach (20:53):
Have you asked God lately, "How good are You in this circumstance?" My husband Don is a true foodie. When the pennies add up, our favorite spot is Luca Tavern here in Corvallis. Lately, life has been all about the book—440 pages, cover specs, technical marathons on Amazon and IngramSpark. One morning I woke up at 2:00 AM because Holy Spirit pushed me. It took me 12 hours to solve a minute formatting problem regarding chapter titles on e-readers. 12 hours!
I knew Don needed a foodie "appreciation shot in the arm." He’s famous for his Sunday lamb tacos, so we brought some to the restaurant crew. Seeing the head chef give a thumbs up made Don’s day. As we backed out of our parking spot afterward, Don pointed: "Kristen, look!"
On a vintage marquee right in front of us, the sign proclaimed a poem titled Flight by Anne Farley: "Don’t you wish you could open a book? Spine splayed, pages fluttering... let it lift you up, up, up." After weeks of technical hurdles, I felt like the victorious final whistle had blown. That is how God talks to us. That is how He encourages us.
Kristen Wambach (28:51):
My last little story: Remember when Jesus asked Peter, "Who do you say that I am?" Peter said, "You are the Christ." Jesus responded that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church. This is my final declaration to you: It is time for us to prevail against the gates of hell.
About a third of my book is about this. You will know that you know how good God is, and that what we’ve been taught or told was not exactly the truth. Thank you for letting me share. I trust the Holy Spirit that you can feel my delight. I invite you to pick up the book, read it, and come back to comment. We’re in a relationship. Hoot hoot! I am so honored to have your ear. Go get the book. I guarantee your bandwidth about God’s goodness will expand. I bless you. Bye now!

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Beyond the Manuscript: The 80/20 Reality

For anyone who has ever dreamed of writing, let me offer a "Monday-morning" reality check. The manuscript—the actual writing—is only about 20% of the journey. The remaining 80% is the sweat, the consistency, and the spiritual endurance required to bring a vision to the publishing point. It is a labor of love that requires constant conversation with the Lord.
Why 440 pages? Why not something "bite-sized"? Because the Lord didn’t want a pamphlet, He wanted a playbook. He wanted the meat and potatoes of spiritual text to share with a world that is starving for substance. This book is a practical path, filled with raw stories and simple activations, designed to ensure that your words—where you have traveled and where you have walked—bring value to someone who needs to hear the hope you carry.

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Expansion of Bandwidth: Moving from religious exhaustion to navigating life’s hits with heavenly clarity.

The Head Coach’s Definition of Winning

In the book, I use the metaphor of American football to provide a structure for consuming complex spiritual ideas. We often look to legends like Emmitt Smith or Larry Bird to define "winning." They talk about the daily grind, the God-given talents, and the preparation. But what happens when we hand the microphone to the Head Coach?
What does Jesus say about winning?
If we infer from His teachings, winning isn't found in fleeting accolades. True victory belongs to the heart made humble, and the life poured out for a purpose beyond its own. Jesus, being just as human as you and I, was coached by the Father. He was shown how love works as a conduit. Winning, in the kingdom, is the faithful stewardship of the "heavenly origin" already deposited within your DNA. It is time to stop playing defense with your faith and start running from a position of absolute, finished-work victory.

Persuaded by Love: Why Jesus isn't just here to impress us with His power, but to persuade us about our own sonship.

The "Gooder" Standard

I have coined a word for this season: Gooder.
God is gooder than our current bandwidth. He is gooder than the religious static that has kept so many of us sidelined in seasons of survival. My investigative journey took me into deep places—realms of death and darkness—not to frighten me, but because I needed to be "persuaded."
In the Mirror Bible commentary on John 6, there is a profound insight: Jesus isn't just here to impress us; He is here to persuade us about us. He wants to persuade you of your sonship. He wants to overcome your fear of "hell" and birth you into the newness of resurrection life. This book is the documentation of that persuasion.

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The Flight of a Book: A miraculous "sign on a marquee" in Corvallis that confirmed the spiritual weight of this release.

A Sign of Flight

During the final, grueling weeks of technical hurdles—12-hour marathons solving minute formatting issues—the Lord gave me a sign. My husband Don and I were in downtown Corvallis, sharing a simple community offering of Sunday lamb tacos with local friends. As we backed out of a parking spot, we saw a vintage marquee.
It displayed a poem titled Flight by Anne Farley. It spoke of opening a book until the pages turn into wings that lift you "up, up, up."
That is my prayer for you as you engage with this field guide. I want the "static" of religious exhaustion to be erased. I want you to clutch these covers and let the truth of God’s goodness lift you above the heavy seasons of the past.

Compel Them to Come

Years ago, I was asked to sum up my mission in a single sentence. My response was fueled by Luke 14:23: "Compel them to come."
In that invitation lies the transformative power of love. I am compelling you today—not just to buy a book, but to enter into a deeper relationship with the Father's heart. We are in this together. This is a high-velocity offensive play against everything that has capped your potential.
The gates of hell shall not prevail. It is time for us to prevail instead. Your bandwidth is about to expand.

How Good is God? Coaching Church Beyond the Gates of Hell to Truly Experience Heaven is now available. Let’s experience the "Gooder" God together.

HOW GOOD IS GOD! Coaching Church: Beyond the Gates of Hell to Truly Experience Heaven Book

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A Divine Playbook for the Spiritual Brave

"I spent 30 years investigating the heart of God. Here is what I found: He is better than you’ve been told." Most spiritual books stay in the clouds—this one lands on the field. Whether you are navigating the "Red Zone" of a crisis or seeking the "End Zone" of your calling, How Good is God? provides a practical path to inhabit the person Jesus already made you to be.

Through raw stories, prayer, and simple activations, Spiritual Investigative Journalist Kristen Wambach takes you beyond religious doctrine and into a direct encounter with the finished work of Christ.

THE "MONDAY-MORNING" PAYOFF

Stop playing defense with your faith. It’s time to suit up for the life you were meant for. This book moves the supernatural out of the ethereal and onto the grass of your daily life.

• FROM NDE TO PDE: Move beyond "Near Death Experiences" and into PDE—Past Death Experiences.
• ERADICATE DEATH DOCTRINES: Break free from the religious belief systems that have held your heart captive.
• REWRITE YOUR HISTORY: Encounter the humanity of Jesus in the lower realms and the courts of heaven to restore your past.

• INSIDE THE "GATES" STRUCTURE The Hell Gate: Testimonies of healing and encounters in the lower realms that prove no one is out of reach.
• The Pew Gate: Deconstructing the religious "victim mentality" to find your true identity.
• The Pulpit Gate: Moving from passive hearing to "Spiritual Bravery."
• The Heaven Gate: Accessing supernatural wisdom for your daily, practical life.

A 440-PAGE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE This isn't a quick-read devotional. It is a 440-page "Sure House" of spiritual investigation.

• 18 Deep-Dive Chapters: Braiding high-level mysticism with grounded data.
• Massive Activations: Every chapter concludes with a "Game Plan" and "Play Sheet" to ensure the transformation is practical and permanent.
• The "Heavy Workbook" Standard: Designed as a textbook for your spiritual identity, this volume is built for the student, the seeker, and the "Spiritual Brave."
• HOW GOOD IS GOD! The Redemptive Activation Journal—The Strategic Playbook for Hearing God’s Voice and Executing Your Heavenly Design. Just around the corner.
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Impact & Reviews

Foodie Surprise - Signed from Above—Story Link: What God Said

Voices of Credibility (Reviews)

"A masterfully synthesized system of living. This book braids high-level mysticism with grounded practicality, proving God’s goodness through both data and scars." — Editorial Review, The Scribe’s Desk

"Kristen Wambach understands the unseen realm and how to live successfully in Christ. This book is a divine playbook that empowers you to cross the personal goal line God has placed within you." — Dr. George Watkins, Prophet & Pastor

About the Author

Kristen Wambach is a spiritual investigative journalist and transformation coach with over 30 years of ministry experience. As the host of the Interviewing Jesus Podcast, she bridges the gap between heaven and earth, providing a "safe path" for readers to explore the mystical with humility and proof.

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P.S. I’ll be honest with you—I’m a "Hardback" kind of gal. There is something about diving deep and writing all over the pages, capturing the thoughts and conversations I hear from the Lord in real-time. While the ePub is convenient, it limits your ability to use this as a truly responsive Playbook.

Between you and me, the royalties on a printed book are much smaller, but the impact is so much greater. I want you to have the version that lets you "suit up" and engage. If you want to mark it up, wear it out, and make it yours—go for the Hardback.💋

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 The One-Sentence Compulsion
The Concept: Every believer has a "one-sentence" mission that gets them to the table every morning.

• The Tape: Kristen’s sentence is "Compel them to come." What is yours?
  
• The Anchor: "In the invitation lies the transformative power of love."
  
• The Activation: If you had to sum up your relationship with Jesus and your purpose on earth in exactly one sentence, what would it be? Write it down, refine it, and post it where you can see it every Monday morning.
  

MEET THE AUTHOR & PODCASTER

I am Kristen Wambach, an ordained pastor, experienced spiritual coach, and the host of the Interviewing Jesus Podcast. As a spiritual investigative journalist, I have dedicated over 30 years to documenting the profound goodness of God and bridging the gap between heaven and earth. 

My mission is to provide a practical path for those ready to move beyond religious static and into a "Monday-morning" reality of spiritual victory. Whether through my books, like HOW GOOD IS GOD?, or our soul-stirring podcast conversations, I am committed to helping you navigate life with heavenly clarity and activate the redemptive design wired into your DNA. I believe in a "gooder" God who is ready to expand your bandwidth and persuade you of your true sonship.