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But I’ve read Rob Bell before. I’ve seen him speak to a crowd. It’s never been dull. So I lamented to Ben about why Zondervan would do that to Rob Bell’s new book and shelled out my cash for it anyway. Plus, the inside design is crisp and simple with warm orange touches, quite fitting with Rob’s succinct prose, (written and formatted with a modern, almost html feel to it) and his kind and conversational tone. With a title like Sex God and chapters like “God Wears Lipstick,” “Leather, Whips, and Fruit,” and “Whoopee Forever,” how could this book not be interesting?

Sex God Sex God Sex God…

Despite how much I’ve enjoyed Rob Bell’s teaching in the past, the strength of this book took me by surprise. For those of you that have been bopping around the Relief site for a while, you know that we think sex is too often taboo in Christian culture and that writers and preachers should address it more, as if it really was created by God (though often twisted by sin and Satan), and is generally part of our reality. I applaud pastors who teach about sex, but know that it’s difficult to do well, especially in our church culture.

Rob manages to weave divinity and sexuality in a way that makes the reader wonder how they have been separated in the first place. The title is perfect as a hook, but is also the best title for the book, because the basic premise is that sexuality and God are linked: healthy sexuality leads to a better understanding of God, and a healthy understanding of God leads to better, well, sex. Gasp! How can he say that? He does and he does it well. His dance between the two is so well choreographed that I was often surprised by where he had taken us, the transitions between sexuality and spirituality so fluid that I almost missed them. I finished the book and wanted to read it again. Immediately.

A Christian book about Sexuality that is not laced with guilt and condemnation: Wow.

There are no checklists of what you should or shouldn’t do in this book. There are no unreasoned commands about how to “be good”—that frustrated child inside of us that says “But why?” to a father that says, “Because I said so” will be sated—since Rob explores the reasoning and reality of God as it relates to this very sensitive subject. And since the words and attitudes presented in this text mirror a God who cherishes you, you can’t help but feel loved when you put the book down.

I can’t recommend the Sex God enough. It’s wonderful. Go buy it.

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