Josh James Riebock

This was definitely a different kind of book from what I normally read. The main theme of this book is God. And yet, I don't think the word God was mentioned even once. I do recall one mention of Lord, but that's it. Consequently, I'm not sure what religious people will think of this work. Like I said, the main message of this book is the importance of God, but I know many people out there will be offended by the irreverence shown by the author Josh James Riebock. In some ways the book reminded me of that Joan Osborne song One Of Us ; you know


If God had a name, what would it be?
And would you call it to his face,
If you were faced with Him in all His glory?
What would you ask if you had just one question?

And yeah, yeah, God is great
Yeah, yeah, God is good
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

What if God was one of us?
Just a slob like one of us?
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make His way home?


Because in this book God does have a name. Josh calls him Jack. And he does indeed come down to earth to "hang" with Josh a number of times. For example they walk the the dog together, climb trees together visit the hospital to mention a few. So while I personally, enjoyed this strange and unusual way to get across God's message, I can't help but wonder how many people will be turned off and offended by this book's tone.… (mere)