Christianity Spoof

It's funny what you find when trying to spend a gift card at Barnes and Noble. I had been searching for a particular pair of books, when a week or so ago I was finally able to find one of those books (And Baby Makes Three). Not able to locate the other book and having a bit more cash on the card I did what I do. I want to browsed the Christianity and Philosophy sections. It was there I found a great little book by Tom Breen (a.k.a. the Internet Theologian). I honestly had not heard of Tom nor his book, but it looked somewhat interesting so I got it. Well let me tell you it is far more hysterical than I could have imagined. Tom's approach to understanding Christianity in our modern/post-modern/pop culture reminds me of one Dave Barry or the History of Baseball that my buddy Rich wrote as his senior writing project back at the CCI, only without the llamas. It helps if you have are conversant with church history and pop culture as Tom's humor is reference oriented. There are moments where some might want to google or wiki some of his references, but it is well worth the read. I have not laughed out loud while reading book in some time, granted I am taking a Statistics class at this point, which might contribute to the lack of humor in my literary diet, but none the less, Tom's take off on pop cultures view of Christianity is quite funny and at times really finds its mark skewering both pop culture and the Church where we need it most.