flashBANG: how i got over myself
There are very few books that have made me laugh out loud, and this is one of them. You have to pick up a copy of flashBANG by Mark Steele. Mark is the president and executive creative of Steelehouse Productions. According to his blog, he and his wife, Kaysie, are also the new college pastors at Believers Church in Tulsa, OK.
flashBANG is a series of stories about Mark’s life. No, I take that back. It’s a series of conversations between Mark and God. No, I take that back, it’s a series of conversations between Mark and himself. OK, it’s all of those. Among other things, you’ll read about a wayward hamster, paralysis, a presidential inauguration gone awry, shock therapy and door-to-door cologne sales. As Mark skillfully weaves together each of his stories, you’ll be laughing, laughing, laughing, and then, POW, he’ll reveal a spiritual truth. Which might stink, I guess, if you were just into the book for a good laugh. If that’s the case, you might not like this book at all.
Clever writing. Hilarious. Full of truth. Check out the book. And, make sure you visit the flashBANG website. There’s lots of fun stuff there as well.
yea man… this book is incredible. I’m right in the middle of it, and everytime I tell myself, “I’m just going to read one chapter,” I always prove myself wrong. We should probably hug each other now that we’ve found some common ground in this book.
I picked upt his book on friday (day before CHristmas Eve) and, even among the family festivities, I’ve found to read 4 of the 6 sections of this book. Frickin hilarious and insightful, his ability to tell several unrelated stories at the same time and have them all weave together at the end (as well as fully entertain throughout) is incredible.