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How To Be a Perfect Christian

Imagine a world, perhaps centuries farther into history than we are now, where there is no concept of satire or sarcasm. First of all, it’s a world I would be incapable of living in. But more importantly it is a world in which this book I’m about to describe could never be appreciated.

I present to you How To Be a Perfect Christian; Your Comprehensive Guide to Flawless Spiritual Living. This literary gem is written by the good humored people at The Babylon Bee. If you haven’t been introduced to their satirical, fake-news style coming across your social media news feeds, you’re missing out. Or you might be the people of which they are making fun.

What they’ve brought us here is a fantastic look at the wonderful subculture we call American Christianity, poking fun at some of our more...er...endearing qualities. Giving us insights like how to pick a church that will focus on us to the finer points of how to look spiritual online, they really have thought of everything. Worshipping, serving, witnessing and ‘doing life together’, they have provided  a foundation for everything the serious Christian needs to grow.

That is, unless this books lands in the hands of a person who doesn’t realize they’re joking and the one rule of thumb for reading this book should be, ‘just do the opposite, just do the opposite.’ If a new Christian grabs this book looking for something to spur them on towards love and good deeds, they will be sorely disappointed. Being spurred on to see where they land on the Holiness Progress Tracker 5000? This would be a great find in that case.

If you’re looking for a light-hearted read about the quirky situations we Christians often find ourselves, then I recommend this book. If your sense of humor died with the Reagan administration, I’d give this a pass. My good friends at Waterbrook Multnomah gave this to me in exchange for a review, which I have been happy to oblige.

If you don’t grab a copy, you’ll only have yourself to blame when you see me worshipping better than you worship.

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