I know writers work hard at their craft. I know they try to work out new and exciting ideas. I know that they have passion for the topics. I know they spend hours, weeks, months and sometimes years writing their books. That doesn’t necessarily make the book any good.
The Gospel of Yes is billed as a new and different idea. It’s portrayed as something fresh and original. In truth, it is Church-Speak. It’s written for church goers and nothing more. It is a Gospel apologetic for the uptight Christian.
I had a friend who, in his college days dated a wonderful young woman from a very conservative Christian home. Seriously, she was amazingly sweet and they hit it off very well. The problem was that her religious back ground was filled with religiously based “No’s”. She could not play cards, swim in a mixed-sex pool, or see a movie unless it was a Disney cartoon. I suspect this book was written for people who grew up in this atmosphere of strictly enforced Christian boundaries.
Herein lies the problem: The idea that God is all about the Yes is wonderful but, if you’ve already taken your hair out of the bun and already gotten off the horse and buggy, this book might be a little simple-minded for you. It certainly was for me.
