If you walked in to Daddy Dee’s Ice Cream parlor in a strip mall in suburban Fort Myers, Florida, you might not notice that the fit, small man with the twinkle in his eye and the ready smile has been touched by God. Meet Bruce Adams, father, husband, businessman, community member and a chosen voice for the Almighty.

Seems that while Bruce was ice-skating with his son a few years back, God started talking to him. God then proceeds to give him all sorts of insight into all of creation and the human condition and instructs Bruce to write a book. Four years later, the book is done, but in the process Bruce loses his family, his home and his thriving business.

“At first glance, it would appear that I lost it all,” Bruce says. “But in reality, I gained everything.”