Book Review - The Jesus of Suburbia

I love Mike Erre's new book "The Jesus of Suburbia". I mentioned it in a previous blog. What a great book.

The book basically compares the Biblical Jesus of Nazareth with the Jesus of Suburbia. The Jesus of Suburbia is a god in our own image. All the mystery, paradox, and uncertainty have been taken out and this Jesus offers us a wonderful plan for our life that is wrinkle free. Mike says this is the Jesus most Americans worship. Mike asks "Have we tamed the Son of God to fit our lifestyle"?

I minister in Suburbia. In fact Money Magazine said that my neighborhood was one of the most desirable places to live in America. Mike is right on. We in the suburbs want Jesus to enhance my life and not follow the Jesus that calls me to abandon my life for His life and agenda.
I was very convicted and will be thinking about for a while Mike's thoughts. Am I presenting to Crossbridge the real Jesus or a clean shaven upper/middle class version of Him? Is my church just a vendor of religious goods and services; are we just an institution? Or we are an authentic representation of the organic revolutionary movement that Jesus started?

These are the questions Mike explores! This book is great and should be read by all!