Jay Bakker, the son of PTL founders Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, is still stirring up controversy. This time back in his home state of North Carolina. Yesterday, he participated in the Pride festival and parade at Duke University and was the honored guest at a reception last night in Raleigh. Bakker established Revolution Church in 1994 in Arizona in an attempt to reach people that have basically been snubbed by “the church.” Much like he was at the height of his parents collapse. The question is, was participating in the Pride march helpful or harmful to Christianity?

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What’s up with the book “The Shack” flying of bookshelves and ranked high on iTunes for downloads? A friend of mine, James-Micheal Smith, first blogged about it a couple of months ago. “Great read.” Then another friend cornered me and told me I needed to read it. The next day I’m at Borders. Brand new display in the front of the store showcasing the William P. Young book. Alright, I guess I should get it. Then a woman in line told me how her husband loved and made her read it. Okay! I get the point. I’ll read it.

Not a big reader, I was glad to see it was very short. I should be able to knock it off in a month or two. Well, actually I was able to in a week. It’s a very interesting concept of using a fictional story to bring about some theological truths. But, because of that, I need to give it two reviews.

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