{"id":362,"date":"2008-08-21T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-21T13:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/08\/trevin-encounters-the-apocalypse.html"},"modified":"2008-08-21T13:33:00","modified_gmt":"2008-08-21T13:33:00","slug":"trevin-encounters-the-apocalypse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/08\/trevin-encounters-the-apocalypse.html","title":{"rendered":"Trevin Encounters the Apocalypse"},"content":{"rendered":"

My ancient Google alert<\/span> for Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse<\/span><\/a> (which released in 2005) has lain dormant for months and months, but it pinged this morning with a brand-new book review from none other than Trevin Wax. Trevin is a pastor<\/a>, seminary student, theologian, former missionary, writer<\/a>, and noteworthy theoblogger at Kingdom People<\/a>.
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The prospect of a serious theology blogger reviewing a pseudo-theological book like Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse<\/span> (or Pocket Guide to the Bible<\/span>) always makes me nervous. Because theologians are known for being pretty serious dudes. And my books — while bursting with bits of theology — are not-so-serious. This has <\/a>annoyed<\/a> a few noteworthy bloggers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So I clicked on the link to Trevin’s review<\/a> with trepidation. I was met with good news and bad news.<\/p>\n

The Good News: <\/span>He liked it. Some embarrasingly self-congratulatory quotes…<\/p>\n

“The book definitely delivers what it promises: an entertaining, lighthearted look at the best and worse of Christian speculation of the End Times.”<\/span> <\/p>\n

“Boyett\u2019s Pocket Guide to the Apocalypse<\/em> is a lot of fun. It would make a good bathroom book for any student of theology!”<\/p>\n

Thanks, Trevin. Those quotes are endorsement-level good. Nothing makes a writer happier than when someone finds an old book of his and enjoys it. A nice surprise.<\/p>\n

The Bad News: <\/span>He found it in the bargain bin at a local Christian bookstore.<\/p>\n

In my imagination, it was forced off the shelf — karmically, of course — by Kirk Cameron’s autobiography<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sigh. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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