When I drive around I generally like to listen to lectures on religion… My wife on the other hand is more looking for something funny. We only have one Car so this difference in preference usually means one of us has to give way to the other. More recently, though, we can’t really find stuff that’s even tolerable. The main issue we run into is most of the stuff I want to listen to is pretty dry. I feel guilty about even trying to put her through listening to it. Finding something funny is even more difficult. We like Car Talk, but thats a weekend only show. We also like David Sedaris, but there is only so much of his stuff you can get your hands on. The only thing we both could agree on for a while was classic rock.
This week however all that changed. I started listening to the audio book for A year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs.
The book is an account of his quest to live the ultimate biblical life for an entire year. To follow every single rule in the Bible – as literally as possible.
This book is informative and hilarious. I have been shocked by how even handed is approach to religion has been. The author comes from a secular background, and considers himself an agnostic. I have learned new thing, and have had new light cast on some things I have known for a long time.
In the book he documents his struggles with envy, lust, and lying as well as recounting his attempts to stone adulterers and celebrate the feast of booths in his apartment. My favorite part of the whole book is seeing how his wife handles all these changes! If your out there A.J. THANKS!
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