Review: Introspectives of a youth becoming 25 year old in a humorous overview
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 31, 2013
Based on Steve Taylor's recommendation, I got a copy Ordained Irreverence.It was hilarious.  Every chapter had 1-3 things to smile or outright laugh at due to the humor, even in one situation at the grave side.  You have to wonder if the author experienced these situations or observed them throughout his life.Even though the "hero" is preparing to be ordained, I think several of the situations should have been experienced as a teenager.I saw Elmo (the hero) changing from a wondering youth (occasionally naive) to an insightful adult, even though he is about to graduate from college and this is essentially a 4-6 month internship.  The observations made him grow along with his confidence in his decisions.  It made me reflect on what I did after I graduated.  I'm sure I had no clue of what I was going to do or accomplish when I left that world of youth.It is a light and delightful read; and even though it is about someone going to be ordained, it is not preaching religion or pushing their religion.In several scenes, the preachers wanted to get the service done in 60 minutes so their parishioners could make it to the various restaurants for Sunday lunch before the other ministries in town ended their services.I can see re-reading this for its levity and seeing how I might use some of the humor/ideas in classes (math, computer, and engineering) I teach.His ability to play sports does catch your imagination about someone you knew in your life or even your own experiences.Other adventures in the book include "solving" the century old Black Toe Mystery and his adventures with Bonnie.Since this is Book 1 (complete, without any threads to a following book), I will looking forward to reading the subsequent series on Elmo Jenkins.