Here on the Christian Book Club we are finishing up our reading of “Velvet Elvis”. I think it has been an interesting book. Some of the reviews on the book were a little rough. I never felt threatened by the ideas that Bell tossed out. I appreciated his willingness to discuss and talk through the ideas presented in scripture. I also really enjoyed how he related things back to Jewish culture. We miss so much of the meaning of the Bible because we don’t have an understanding of the culture in which most of the Bible was written.

I also enjoyed his discussion of the church on page 165. I agree with Bell that the church is at its best when it is giving itself away. When the church becomes a blessing to the world by serving the world it has a great potential to impact the world. I look forward to your comments as you wrap up your reading of the book.

I have decided to make a change in the order of our reading. I have had a lot of requests for us to read “The Shack”. The book has really stirred up some excitement so we are going to push the book up from February to November. We will just push the other books back one month. People either seem to love “The Shack” or really not love it. If you don’t have a copy of “The Shack” go ahead and get it ordered. It has been so popular you can probably borrow a copy from someone. Tell them about the Christian Book Club and maybe they will join us for the discussion. I will put a link for “The Shack” on this page for your convenience.

The Shack