Eternal Eden

Brian Johnson is an American Author and poet from rural Oklahoma. He has served in multiple areas as both a deputy sheriff, a local police officer, and a deputy jailer over the course of his extensive law enforcement career.Brian began writing poetry his sophomore year of high school and his first published poem was included in the International Library of Poetry's Best Poems and Poets of 2007.Brian continued authoring poems until he wrote his first song in 2011 'Praise Your Name', followed by another song in 2011 'If I Could Take It All Back', and one in 2012 'That Holy Mountain. He recorded all three songs with the help of his close friend and worship team leader using their church's sound system and instruments.Those songs can be heard on Soundcloud under Brian's then stage name: Obadiah_Jay.Brian also began writing his manuscript in 2011 titled 'Physical Situations of a Spiritual Life which was a compilation of his poems and songs, as well as articles he had written over the years.Brian created a podcast, in 2019, titled 'A Brian Johnson Experience' on anchor.fm, now Spotify. The podcast ran for 19 episodes over the course of 5 months.Physical Situations of a Spiritual Life was added as a bonus feature to his memoir 'That Bastard: From Fatherless to Fatherhood, which was published in November of 2023.Brian and his wife, Makenzie, have been married for over a decade and they have been blessed with three children: Jordan, Landon, and Novalee.All honor and glory to God.