The Mantra of Jabez, a satirical bit I picked up for a dollar at the Canon Press sale last week, was exceptionally amusing for about five minutes. It would have made a great blog post. Doug Jones, I love your articles, I share your disdain of bad exegesis and shallow theology, and I approve of the literary company you keep, but Voltaire you are not. Your prolixity reminds me of a Stewie Griffin style run-on, restating and expounding on the punch line until even the high dude feels sorry for you.
Anyway, I can't complain too much since the book was less than 75 pages long. For the rest of you, here's what to do when you run into a book like this, one that beats the proverbial gift horse in the mouth.
1. Consider it an occasion to practice your speed-reading.
2. Admire the font, binding, other things that have nothing to do with the writing.
3. Be optimistic. You have the next twenty minutes of skimming to change your mind.
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Have you seen Right Behind by them? It is awesome if you grew up in dispensational theology.
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