WWJD?

I love iTunes. I download television shows, audiobooks, podcasts, and music all the time. Audiobooks and podcasts are especially awesome for long bus rides and exercise. So I was really psyched to see a new audiobook called 'The Shack" advertised for an introductory rate of $5.95. I read the plot synopsis -- it's about a girl who gets abducted by a serial killer. PERFECT. The summary goes on to say that the girl's father receives a mysterious letter one day -- supposedly from God, and "walks back into his darkest nightmare". SOLD!

I download it.

I listen to the first hour.

It's a God book. It's a total Christian book. God, Jesus, the holy trinity, creation, praying... the whole bit. It's all about forgiveness, I suppose. Whatever. I feel totally cheated. But what's the most upsetting is that I'm still listening to it. Not because I'm totally digging the fictitious dialogue between the dad and God (which has been going on for over 2 hours now...), but because it's better than just sitting on the bus with nothing to listen to. Amen.

This isn't the first time I've been duped. Last year I grabbed a book from the library that was actually a God book disguised as a thriller. Like "The Shack", once I started I felt compelled to finish, even though I spent most of the book sighing heavily and rolling my eyes.