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"Jesus Does Stand-Up," and different Satires is a suite of 50 brief parables and parodies that spotlight the weaknesses of the modern Western church and the more and more secular tradition within which its individuals stay out their religion.

The satires goal a whole herd of sacred cows, making enjoyable of parts of discipleship or Christian residing similar to prayer, evangelism, worship, challenge task, and social justice concerns. numerous entries skewer the church's tendency to trivialize our religion or the holiness of God, or our obsession with our culture's emphasis on potency and person fulfillment.

The entries diversity from parodies of standard hymns, together with person who seems to be at Jesus as our pal on fb, to an exploration of the drawback dealing with Donald Trump as he makes a decision which member of the Trinity to fireside. Others describe a bunch of cheerleaders rehearsing for Jesus' moment coming, clarify why Jesus could not be employed for a church's child-care activity, and list Lazarus' hassle in convincing his HMO that he was once raised from the dead.

The outcome permits Christians to chortle, or occasionally squirm, at those commentaries at the pressures of the consumerist, individualistic, or even narcissistic tradition during which Western believers locate themselves. Neither Christian conservatives nor progressives are spared.

The reason of the entries, besides the fact that, isn't suggest lively. jointly, those satires provide a corrective or caution, prodding the church and Christians to be the designated, counter-cultural presence and witness that God calls us to be.

"A penetrating and insightful ebook that makes use of satire to get up the church. Gordon Jackson indicates that actual Christianity isn't a wax nostril that may be driven into any place we adore, yet a innovative message that alterations lives."
--Lord Carey of Clifton, 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, 1991-2002

"While for lots of, fact will be present in wine, Gordon Jackson demonstrates back how concisely and revealingly fact is printed in wit. His satirical pen discloses, in a very good number of methods, how greatly the Christian church wishes forgiveness and lives via grace. it is a pleasant learn . . . with a healthy bite."
--Darrell Guder, Princeton Theological Seminary

Gordon S. Jackson teaches journalism at Whitworth college, in Spokane, Washington. He has compiled 5 books of quotations on issues starting from management to shuttle, and written different books: a scholarly research at the press in South Africa, and a consultant to realizing God's will.