Sex God

There is something about a book titled Sex God that led me on a wild goose chase to find it. Not to mention the author is Rob Bell, whose creative writing style and gift of imagery have been resonating with me since I read Velvet Elvis. So what is this book about you might ask. I have often heard it said “don’t judge a book by its cover,” and this is one of those books where that statement applies. Simply by reading the title of the book, one might think that the book is about the physical act of sex and God’s place in that act. While the book does touch on the subject briefly, the contents of the book went far beyond that. Rob explains that scholars believe the word sex is a Latin term derived from the word secare, which means “to sever, to amputate, or to disconnect from the whole.” He goes on to tell us how our sexuality has two dimensions, our awareness of our disconnection, and that are sexuality is all of the ways we go about trying to reconnect. Connection is the primary focus of the book and he cleverly uses the word sex to capture his audience’s attention. He touches on a broad range of subjects like sex, (the physical act) marriage, abuse, addiction and our trying to connect through these channels. He also manages to fit Johnny Cash into the book! Rob does a great job of making you feel like you personally know the characters in the book and the struggles that they are dealing with. Many of the stories in the book are people Rob has encountered over the years in his ministry. If you are looking for a book to improve wounded relationships, or just work on your current relationship this would be an outstanding read for you. Rob Bell can be contacted at http://www.marshill.org/