Passport

Passport, winner of the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards bronze medal for Best Religious Fiction, is a coming-of-age story about a young man's discovery of self-sacrificial love. It is told through the eyes of Stan Eigenbauer, who is living a generally upright --- but comfortable and self-satisfied --- bachelor's life. When he meets a lovely young woman, he thinks he's found the one thing that was missing: a passport to "heaven on earth."

But then a serious lapse in judgment changes everything, and Stan faces a decision with no good options. He ends up making an unconventional choice that appears both heroic and suicidal. As the story progresses, and Stan struggles with the consequences of his unconventional choice, he grows more faithful to his commitments and more committed to his faith. And he discovers a depth of joy and happiness far beyond what he or we could have expected.