Veronica A. (grangle) reviewed on 11/12/2009 + 28 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

This is a awesome book for giving your view of God a shot in the arm. Because God the Father is portrayed as a black woman named "Poppa," traditional preconceived notions are automatically out the window--you are forced to think of Him differently. Jesus is a regular guy who is a carpenter, and the Holy Spirit is this ephemeral entity that creates beauty everywhere.

There are numerous ideas about God and the Bible and life that became clear to me in the conversations the Trinity had with Mac, the main character. (Do read this with a pen in your hand, and somehow label the ideas that strike you on each page.) The biggest benefit I got was the understanding that the Holy Spirit and the Spirit of Christ and God the Father are all one. Wherever one is, the others are there too. So if I am a child of God and the Holy Spirit lives in me, so does the entire fullness of the Godhead. That's heavy!

I didn't agree with everything in the book, and I have a friend who disliked it intensely, although I still don't know just why. But it's well worth reading!

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