“When it comes to the creation of man, it becomes personal; Let us make man, man has become his personal creation, hands on, which created a relationship and fellowship between God and man. When it comes to the creation of man, it becomes personal; Let us make man, man has become his personal creation, hands on, which created a relationship and fellowship between God and man.”
– an excerpt from the book
ARPress is honored to publish Something to Know: Losing the Image of God / Tithing and God’s Recall by Rev. Conrad C. Henry Sr. This book is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the ARPress website.
Rev. Conrad C. Henry Sr. was born on the Island of Antigua, West Indies, were ordained by the Goodwill Baptist Association in the Bronx, New York. Attended the Goodwill Academy School in St. John’s, Antigua W.I. now resided in the United State.
Somewhere between the noise of daily life and the quiet questions people don’t always say out loud, there’s a kind of hunger that doesn’t go away. It shows up in moments of restlessness, in the feeling that something has slipped out of place. Not broken exactly, just off. Faith books often try to explain that feeling with polish and structure. Something to Know by Rev. Conrad C. Henry Sr. doesn’t do that. It speaks to it the way real conversations tend to happen (directly), sometimes unevenly, and without pretending the questions are small.
This is not a book that tiptoes around its message. It opens Scripture and stays there, working through the story of humanity with conviction and urgency. Rev. Henry writes as someone deeply concerned with where people are now and how far they may have drifted from where they were meant to be. The writing feels less like a literary project and more like a continuation of a lifetime of preaching; meant to be heard, absorbed, wrestled with.
Humanity losing the image of God is the heart of the matter. Beginning in Genesis, the author walks carefully through creation, the fall, and the moment innocence was lost. Adam and Eve are not treated as distant figures but as the starting point of patterns that still repeat today; hiding, blaming, justifying, reaching for what was clearly warned against. The language is plainspoken, sometimes repetitive, and unapologetically firm. It feels intentional. This is teaching meant to stick, not float by.
Rev. Henry’s approach isn’t academic. There’s no attempt to impress with theology jargon or soften hard truths. Instead, he lingers on responsibility and choice. The fall is not presented as a tragic accident but as a decision with consequences that echo forward. The image of God, once lost, becomes something humanity can’t simply reclaim on its own. That weight carries through every page of this section.
The idea of “recall” gives the second part of the book its shape. The comparison is simple but effective. When something is defective, it’s recalled to prevent further harm. In this telling, humanity is recalled not out of rejection, but concern. There’s an insistence here that returning to God is not optional or symbolic, it’s necessary. The writing grows sharper in places, listing behaviors and attitudes that separate people from God. Pride, deceit, cruelty, and self-deception are named plainly, without cushioning. This part of the book feels very much like a warning spoken out of care. It may unsettle some readers. Others will recognize the tone from pulpits they grew up with. Rev. Henry doesn’t apologize for the confrontation. He believes clarity matters more than comfort.
The final section turns to tithing and offering, a subject often loaded with pressure and misunderstanding. Here, the author slows things down. He carefully separates Old Testament commandments from New Testament practice, emphasizing freewill giving rather than obligation. The focus is less on percentages and more on intention; giving that comes from gratitude instead of fear. There’s a noticeable pastoral gentleness in this section, as if correcting not just theology, but the harm done by misused teaching.
Rev. Conrad C. Henry Sr.’s voice remains consistent: earnest, passionate, and deeply rooted in Scripture. The writing doesn’t aim for perfection. There are rough edges, repeated ideas, and moments that feel like spoken words captured on the page. That’s part of its honesty. This is not a book trying to blend into modern religious publishing. It stands where it stands.
Something to Know reads like a call shouted across a crowded room. Not everyone will respond the same way. Some may disagree. Some may feel challenged. But it’s difficult to ignore. In a world full of spiritual noise, this book chooses clarity over cleverness, conviction over polish, and urgency over ease. And for readers open to that kind of voice, it has something real to say.
Something to Know: Losing the Image of God / Tithing and God’s Recall by Rev. Conrad C. Henry Sr. is now available for purchase via the ARPress Bookstore.