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Why does Jesus only mention Church twice in all the Bible?
What is the difference between a father and a manager?
Is the institutional Church really headed for extinction?
Just what is the Kingdom of God?
Why do we say “your church” and “my church” if there is only one Church?
This fascinating book combines fictional allegory and hard hitting insights on the Kingdom of God, the Church, and the institutions of modern Christian culture—the traditions of men. Anyone struggling to reconcile their love for Jesus with modern Christian culture and all its conflicted systems will jump up and down on the hood of their car after reading this book. It is entertaining and enlightening!
The Churchthink Series
Written with the apostle, prophet, pastor, teacher, and evangelist in mind—the entire Churchthink series is focused on equipping leadership. Ben Pasley is well known for the creation of the Enter The Worship Circle worship albums, but is fast becoming a resonant voice among the thought-architects and practitioners of organic Church family. The author presently resides at 8,500 feet above sea level in Colorado with his family, wood shop, and fly fishing gear.
Foreword by Jack Taylor
I love allegory for several reasons. It is, as in this remarkable work, often couched in fiction.
Allegory approaches through the back door when the front door is shut and sometimes locked, and by dressing up controversial truth in acceptable garb allegory may find the reader open to areas of discussion that otherwise would be avoided. In allegory one may speak hard truths so disguised as to cause the observer to lay aside defensiveness and be open to truths heretofore refused. This is just such an allegory, and just such a book.
We are good at picking up a book, reading a few chapter headings, observing the brief biography of the author, looking at the names of the endorsers, seeking for a few theological buzzwords and making a decision to lay it down because it violates some “lightly held” religious tradition. EITHER THIS BOOK WILL DEFY SUCH AN EXERCISE OR BREAK IT UP IN THE MIDST OF THE PROCESS.
Allegory can be entirely fictional and lacking in purpose or it may revolve around a truth so mighty, so indispensable to our lives, so indescribable that it sends the reader on a life-altering saga. There is no doubt in my mind that TOM and the Goldfish Bowl is the latter.
Never has the Christian world been offered so much information on the Kingdom of God and, while it is welcome, it can be overwhelming if not confusing. This work will emerge, in my opinion, among the most clarifying offerings on the delicate discussion of the Church, the Kingdom of God and the traditions of men. To the open and searching heart it will encourage us to believe that it is all right to lighten up and, with tongue in cheek, have an honest and “ouchy” look at our funny, religious selves.
Ben Pasley is a binary genius (look it up), funny, loose and loaded with good sense. Is there such a word as trinary or quadrinary? If so, that too may describe Ben.
Thanks Ben, for a novel, pertinent, and a fetching trip into a field of truth that not only challenges our practice of faith, but also helps our sense of humor as we consider our sometimes laughable religious positions. You have moved us to be daring dreamers of approaching seasons when we will abandon sad and senseless traditions and take up the banners of praise and worship. Because you have helped us see him as he is, we can more excitedly worship, walk and serve him as we ought.
I feel somewhat guilty about having detained you from the excitement of what’s ahead in this welcome and exciting work. But humor me, I’ve enjoyed looking it over. Now, for goodness sake get on with it!
Jack Taylor, President
Dimensions Ministries
Melbourne, Florida
November 10, 2009
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