When I asked BookSneaze.com to review this book it was a mistake.  I had thought it said, The Gospel According to THE Lost, which I thought was a great concept on how to reach The Lost with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Perhaps it is a book that needs written, perhaps I should right it…

Anyway, when I received the book I was a little disappointed.   I am not a fan of the Lost TV show and it took me a while to get into the book.  However, my disappointment dissolved away as I started to read. 

Ultimately, this book is not about the TV show, it tackles a much deeper question, using the TV show as its platform.  The true topic is how Christians interact with the culture.  I’m a firm believer in being a relevant Christian.  I believe that being in the world, but not of the world doesn’t mean that you disconnect yourself from the culture, but you live within the culture with the goal of reaching people within the culture.

Chris Seay takes on a similar tone as he takes the characters from the show (which I assume are accurate caricatures, as I don’t watch the show) and places them in Biblical stories.  This is a tool that I like, it exposes scriptural principals in an indirect, but relevant way, to people who are fans of the show.

While I can’t give this book 5 stars on the fact that I had to read it on limited knowledge of the subject matter, I can give it a solid 4 stars on the writing and the way Mr. Seay interwove modern culture with classic principals.

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