Stuff Christians Like

Sometimes the Stuff That Comes with Faith Is Funny

By: Jonathan Acuff

Narrated by: Jon Acuff

Sometimes, we fall in love on mission trips even though we know we’ll break up when we get back. Sometimes, you have to shot block a friend’s prayer because she’s asking God to bless an obviously bad dating relationship. Sometimes, you think, “I wish I had a t-shirt that said ‘I direct deposit my tithe’ so people wouldn’t judge me.” Sometimes, the stuff that comes with faith is funny. This is that stuff. Jonathan Acuff’s Stuff Christians Like is your field guide to all things Christian. You’ll learn the culinary magic of the crock-pot. Think you’ve got a Metro worship leader—use Acuff’s checklist. Want to avoid a prayer handholding faux pas? Acuff has you covered. Like a satirical grenade, Acuff brings us the humor and honesty that galvanized more than a million online readers from more than 200 countries in a new portable version. Welcome to the funny side of faith.

Great!!

Enjoyed this so much. Big fan of the blog. Can't believe I waited so long for the book.

Religion is too important to take too seriously

If we don't learn to laugh at ourselves we aren't going to be able to laugh with other people. I like that as the the premise of this book of essays and think for the most part, he does a great job. Please don't expect heavy, please don't look for side-aching humor, think fun with a bit of funky and youthful confessions. My best advise is if you think Kanye West is a direction and you think Jay-Z are letters in the alphabet, keep going, but if you see the word Psalms and your first thought is what kind of tree is that - - - jump on in, the holy water is fine.

Extremely hilarious book on Christian culture

Would you listen to Stuff Christians Like again? Why?

I have already listened twice. It is extremely funny and is a perfect display of sarcasm.

What did you like best about this story?

The story on the prayer circle was great!

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laughed the whole way through the book and shared parts of the book with others.

Almost Totally Funny

My 14 year old daughter and I turned this on to listen to on a long trip. We had to cut quickly to the 2nd chapter because the opening story was about sex and honeymoons. Thanks, Jonathan. Most of the rest was hilariously true. Oh, and there is another instance somewhere later that launches into a similar topic.

Not as funny as the preview

Admittedly I am probably not the target audience for this book. I listened to the preview and thought it could be funny. When I got to the book it very quickly became mundane. A collection of complete randomness from the blog, it did not flow in an enjoyable way. Would probably be better read in pieces, not listened to as a whole. The author pointed out several instances where he was quoted with people not realizing the statement was satirical, and I have to agree that the line is so fine, most of the examples seemed to be plain ol' stories and I did not catch the humor. Near the end he points out the "serious" section which I will admit I could not distinguish from the satire section. If you are a church-going christian, you probably would enjoy this book, but it's not for me.