Godology

On my day off today, I went to a Christian bookstore. I went in and was angry when I saw that there is now a Christianized “Guitar Hero” video game called “Guitar Praise” with a new sanctified guitar inside.

However, I was extremely happy to see that Christian George has a new book out. I read the first two chapters of “Godology” and it is just as good as his first book “Sex, Sushi, and Salvation”. His audience is twentysomethings and writes creatively like Donald Miller. But before you start making assumptions, know that J.I. Packer has this 27-year old author's back.

Here are some quotes from my reading of the first two chapters of “Godology”:

“God isn't as tame as we thought. He bursts from the tupperware we seal Him in, and He's on the move. He's calling us to wipe off our spiritual milk mustaches, exchange earthly habits for holy ones, and gorge ourselves on the nourishing Bread of Life.”

“Christ is the real superhero. He is the One who dueled with the Devil in the desert and changed the molecular structure of water into wine. He's the One who x-rayed hearts, hushed storms, and absorbed the evil of humanity.”

On prayer: “It's always tiring being the subject of the sentence. God doesn't want to be our footnote, but our title. It's time to elevate God with prayers that revolve around His ability and beauty.”

“We want a jack-in-the-box Jesus who appears at our command. But God is wilder than that, and harrier, too. He's not the clean-shaven gentlemen we pretend He is. We want an Easter bunny, but God's a tyrannosaurus rex – a growling King who protects his cubs from the enemy.”

“Christians are not robots, lacking power to make real choices. We're made of guts not gigabytes. Yet in God's mysterious mainframe, our decisions run in harmony with His program.”

“We discover there is more to God's musical than our own short solos. There's more to His symphony than our brief melodies. Any by dethroning ourselves, we applaud the God who gets the encore.”