NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD CHRISTIAN book review and giveaway

ABOUT THE BOOK


In his follow-up to the critically acclaimed Imaginary Jesus, Matt Mikalatos tackles this question in an entertaining and thought-provoking way—with MONSTERS!!! While Christians claim to experience Christ’s resurrection power, we sometimes act like werewolves who can’t control our base desires. Or zombies, experiencing a resurrection that is 90 percent shambling death and 10 percent life. Or vampires, satiating ourselves at the expense of others. But through it all we long to stop being monsters and become truly human—the way Christ intended. We just can’t seem to figure out how.

Night of the Living Dead Christian is the story of Luther, a werewolf on the run, whose inner beast has driven him dangerously close to losing everything that matters. Desperate to conquer his dark side, Luther joins forces with Matt to find someone who can help. Yet their time is running out. A powerful and mysterious man is on their trail, determined to kill the wolf at all costs . . .

By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Night of the Living Dead Christian is a spiritual allegory that boldly explores the monstrous underpinnings of our nature and tackles head-on the question of how we can ever hope to become truly transformed.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Matt Mikalatos received his BA in writing from the University of California Riverside. Like many future world leaders, he began his career as a clerk at a comic book store. Having discovered that such work caused women to shun him, Matt took control of a high school classroom and taught American literature and drama (although he was best known for his riotous "study halls"). Then Matt, in an unexpected move, joined Campus Crusade for Christ. In a moment of weakness, his best friend, Krista, agreed to marry him. He and Krista were briefly expatriated by Crusade to East Asia, where they ministered for three years. Now back in the States, Matt provides leadership to the international ministries of Crusade's northwest region. Matt has published articles in Discipleship Journal, The Wittenburg Door, Relief, and Coach's Midnight Diner. Matt and his wife live near Portland, Oregon. They have three beautiful daughters.

MY THOUGHTS

This book first caught my eye because it involves monsters and such.  Plus I loved the title of it.  Now when I started reading the book,  I have to say that I understood the comparisons of different monsters to the varied "levels" of Christianity.  I think all of us know the "monsters" in the story in our everyday lives.  I did find the book very funny and caught myself laughing out loud more than once.  Now I loved the werewolf Luther and I am sure we all can relate to him or know someone who can. Of course some may relate more to the zombies or vampires.  Yeah there is a whole slew of monsters and even a mad scientist.  The book will definitely have you thinking after you read it.   The book definitely made me want to check out Matt's first one, Imaginary Jesus.  Check out a video of Matt discussing his book here. 

I personally think this would be a great book for young adults to grasp the reality of what a true Christian is.  It would keep them entertained while receiving a great message.  I am going to recommend it to my son when he gets a little older to read and get his thoughts on it.

It is definitely a good book to read and would make a great addition to your book collection especially if you love monsters. You can currently grab a copy where Christian books are sold and online at Amazon.com for $ 10.19.  You can also go to Tyndale.com to find other retailers as well.  

* I received the book below solely for review purposes.  The above mentioned opinion is completely my own and completely honest.  


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