“I thought this was a very thought provoking book. Didn’t agree with many of his conclusions, but I believe it is definitely worth a read.”
I agree. It does move us away from our smug complacency.
What is the significance of Easter?I wanted input from the public so I could better understand from where they were coming. The pastor asked me if I had read Blue Like Jazz because my idea sounded like something the author wrote about.
Hearing that I was intrigued and the pastor highly recommended the book but I never made the purchase.
I would often talk with this pastor about current issues and homosexuality would often come up, especially since the Fred Phelps clan once came to our town. This pastor had some of the strangest ideas on homosexuals and homosexuality that I ever heard, and I've heard a lot! I laughed at his arguments and asked if he was serious, and he answered in the affirmative. With this and his other strange socialist ideas, I lost a lot of respect for him after that.
After reading this review I can better understand from where the pastor was coming—he was a liberal. BTW, he's no longer a pastor as he had an affair and a drinking problem last year and had to resign before he was fired.
I'm not sure how anyone can be a smug Christian, as if we're walking around w/ Christ in our hip pocket.
Jesus challenges us every day to do what's right.