Coffee with Jesus
"It's a comic strip, so it's funny, right? Yes, of course. But it's also poignant, and pointed. And rife with good theology. So read it for a laugh, but be prepared to be challenged as well. Jesus probably has something to say to you too." (Tony Jones, blogger and theologian)"Like the first cup of the day,Coffee with Jesusoffers a much-needed jolt to our culturally captured versions of Christianity and some beloved sacred cows. Yup--including my own." (Sean Gladding, author of The Story of God, the Story of Us and Ten)"The day I discoveredCoffee With Jesus,I felt a little less alone in Christendom. Wilkie's characters demonstrate our worst flaws, and Coffee Jesus skewers them with a wry balance of humor, solid theology and love. This might be the best evangelism tool sinceMere Christianity.Perfect for a seeker or someone who's fed up with religiosity but thirsty for Jesus." (Susan Isaacs, author of Angry Conversations with God)"Sometimes I wonder if one of Jesus' love languages is 'hang out'--you know, time together, minus the quality part. In this little collection of pithy, advice-columnesque comic strips, David Wilkie nails this little love language of Jesus. It might be going too far to call these little comic strips modern icons, but they do serve that purpose." (Chris Heuertz, author of Unexpected Gifts: Discovering the Way of Community)"If you don't buy this book, you will be cursed. Everything will begin to go horribly wrong. You will gain weight. You will lose your job. Your car will break down and you'll learn you need a new one. Your mutual fund will lose over 50 percent of its value. Please buy this book--for the sake of your children." (Dan Kimball, author of Adventures in Churchland)"I loved this book! I never use the phrase 'LOL'--I'm sorry, that's just how I was raised. But this book honestly had me laughing out loud." (Jon Acuff, New York Times bestselling author of Start and Stuff Christians Like)"Christianity Today,the magazine I edited for twenty-eight years, was not known for its keen sense of humor. That's whyCoffee with Jesusis one of my guilty pleasures. I read its sassy Jesus as a refuge from sober Christians and to make up for the smart-aleck gene missing from my DNA." (David Neff, former editor in chief, Christianity Today)"I remember when the 'What Would Jesus Do?' tsunami almost completely engulfed all of us who worked with teenagers. Suddenly, we felt compelled to provide an answer to that impossible question. Problem was: most of us didn't really have a clue what Jesus would do, really. And any honest reading of the Gospels reveals that his disciples didn't know what Jesus would do either.Coffee with Jesussteps into that same tension, responding with plucky, snarky and occasionally awkward honesty. We don't really know the full answer to 'What Would Jesus Say?' But I'd sure like it to be close to the Jesus in these panels." (Mark Oestreicher, partner, The Youth Cartel)