This book was not for me. It was not what I expected…at all. I have been immersing myself is Buddhism and Hinduism the last couple of years and thought this book would add to my interests in spirituality. I was COMPLETELY wrong. I remember being introduced to this book through another author I absolutely love and has written about spirituality so I thought this book would be a perfect fit for me.

Rob Bell first talks about his upbringing and family heritage. This part was just sort of interesting, nothing spectacular was revealed, IMO. Then, I learned about his career path as a pastor and my aversions to the mega church organizations start to kick in. I stay with the book because Bell doesn’t seem to fit the stereotypical mold. I should mention that he narrates the audiobook and does a nice job. His voice is easy to listen to and he doesn’t come off as “preachy” at all. (This earned the book the second star of my Goodreads rating.) I also stay with the book because I’m certain it’s going to get better…he’s going to get to the spiritual lessons I am excited to learn. Nope…didn’t happen. There were a couple of times I thought what he was saying was helpful or interesting, then he kept going on and on about atoms and molecules. I appreciate his scientific approach and am in agreement; however, his pontification became so boring I often checked out. At the end of the book, he completely lost my interest as he droned on and on about reproduction. At this point, I was just glad the book was over.

In summary, I regret buying and reading this book. ( )

Wow. A great step by step explanation from Genesis through creation to a relationship with Jesus. Mind blowing facts. A great thinking tool to use with someone who likes facts. ( )