So I was at the mall today and I went into the Christian Bookstore. I like going in there and just looking, I love Christian bookstores I could live in one! Haha. (man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. Deuteronomy 8:3) Anyway while there I checked the sale section (it was actually labeled “Summer Sale” or something) because I always check the sale section. While in it I found a book called “the Word on the Street” which is Rob Lacey’s paraphrase of the Bible. It’s really interesting cause he cuts the uninteresting stuff (see Leviticus, Numbers) and tells the basics of that section. It reads like a story, a song, an email etc. It’s current, it’s real. It’s really interesting to see. If you want to check into it I have a second copy cause it was such a great deal ($6.97) check it out!

The thing is though you have to approach it knowing it’s not the Bible. If you approach it in that aspect you will enjoy it more. Read it like it’s a story, otherwise you could misinterpret it. I mean it’s a great thing, but not the Bible. It’s just one humans (a messed up as Rob would say for sinner) interpretation. Yes it’s accurate but it’s not exactly what Jesus said, or God, or Paul, Moses, Noah etc. It’s a reinterpretation. I recommend it to everyone.

I’ve also been listening to Life house a lot lately. I found their CD “No Name Face” at a thrift store for $1. It’s really good. Now their songs I really enjoy especially songs like “Everything” which sounds like a Worship song, but you have to realize that they say they aren’t a “Christian” band ( see http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/2001/006/22.28.html). Yes some of the people in the band are Christians, but they aren’t a “Christian” band so don’t approach them like they are. Just like you wouldn’t approach “the Word on the Street” like it’s the Bible. Though anything you read, listen to, do can be used to worship and connect closer to God. So live life looking for God in everything.