✨ What If Jesus’ Words Weren’t Complicated — Just Poorly Explained?

If you've ever opened your Bible, read the red letters, and thought:

“Okay, but what does this actually mean for my real life?”

This book is your new favorite devotional.

Things Jesus Said: According to Matthew takes the direct words of Jesus and translates them into modern life with bold clarity, Detroit edge, and a little sass — because Jesus didn’t mumble, and you shouldn’t have to decode His message.

Short, punchy, and easy to read…
But powerful enough to shift how you parent, pray, think, react, and live.

🤯 WHY THIS BOOK SLAPS (SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING)

This is the book for you if you want to:
✔️ Understand Jesus in a way that finally makes sense
✔️ Learn faith without the fluff, shame, or churchy jargon
✔️ Get daily wisdom in quick, easy pages you’ll actually read
✔️ Laugh while learning (because Jesus had bars)
✔️ Help your pre-teens/teens connect with Scripture without eye-rolling
✔️ Deepen your faith and your common sense at the same time
✔️ Get modern, relatable insight from a Detroit-born PhD who loves Jesus and a good clapback
✔️ Start a series that brings the Bible to life — one book at a time

📘 WHAT’S INSIDE (AKA: WHAT JESUS REALLY MEANT)

Each entry includes:
✨ A direct quote Jesus said in the Gospel of Matthew and its context
🔥 A modern headline that hits (i.e., “Translation: Don’t Play Yourself.”)
💬 A bold, real-life explanation that meets you where you actually are
📝 A reflection prompt to help you grow without guilt
⏱️ And everything is short — because your life is busy

This is Bible study you’ll love, laugh through, remember, and use.

📣 EARLY PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

“This is the first time the Bible has ever made me laugh and reflect in the same paragraph.”
— E. Stone

“My teen actually asked me if we could read another chapter. I couldn't believe it.”
— G. Jones

“It’s giving spiritual clarity AND clapback. Jesus would approve.”
— J. Davis

📚 A WORD FROM DR. TRU

Raised in the church. Healed from church hurt.
PhD. CEO. Dance educator.
Mom. Wife. Anime-watching, coffee-loving Detroit girl.

I wrote this book because Jesus’ words are powerful — but they’re not meant to be confusing, intimidating, or locked behind someone else’s interpretation. I was tired of reading around the hard verses and I wanted to know what Jesus actually said, what He actually meant, and what it actually requires of me. If you are tired of the same thing, you are in the right place.

I also work with Christian women who have demanding careers and are trying to build a life that holds their faith, their ambition, their marriage, and their family without any one of them constantly paying the price for the others. If that tension sounds familiar, you can learn more about working with me HERE.

🚀 WHAT’S COMING NEXT IN THE SERIES

The Things Said Series continues with:
📘 Things Jesus Said: According to Mark
📘 Things Jesus Said: According to Luke
📘 Things Jesus Said: According to John
📘 Things Women in the Bible Said
📘 Clapbacks in the Bible
📘 Things God Said: Parenting Edition
…and more.

This series is about making Scripture clear, modern, and relatable…
so you can actually live it, not just read it.

🔥 READY FOR THE READ YOU NEED?

Short. Spicy. Sacred.
A modern take on Jesus’ words you’ll want to highlight, screenshot, reread, and send to everyone.

📘 Things Jesus Said: According to Mark — COMING SOON- Join the waitlist HERE

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