This past week at EPIC we were in week #3 of our ORIGINS Series. In week 1 we looked at Creation. In week 2 our focus was on Man and Woman. In week 3 we discussed the Rebellion and Fall of man.
We discussed what it must have been like moments before and moments after man ate of the fruit.
We discussed the separation from God.
We discussed how man and woman were quick to blame others.
We finished by pointing out that though man ran from God, God still pursued man.
I just finished the book ADAM by Ted Dekker. It was a really good and quick read. I don’t want to go into details about the book because I don’t want to spoil anything, but for someone that doesn’t enjoy reading fiction–I couldn’t put the book down (which upset my wife at times).
Here is a synopsis of the book from the publisher:
“In this supernatural horror story, prolific novelist Dekker (Skin; THR3E) explores themes of good and evil through a demon-possessed serial killer with mixed results. FBI special agent Daniel Clark’s obsession with his job has cost him his marriage, but he’s determined to find the serial killer known as “Eve.” He’s murdered 15 young women, each during a new moon, and is about to murder another. Daniel briefly sees the killer, but his memory glitches when he almost dies at the scene. In one of the novel’s less believable plot twists, Daniel decides that in order to recall the murderer’s face he must go into cardiac arrest several times to attempt to jump-start his memory. Dekker can’t resist lecturing his readers, but the pacing is swift and the point of view changes smooth. Moreover, Dekker’s use of monthly crime magazine stories as a technique of fleshing out the background of the killer works surprisingly well. But the story falls apart at the end: a multichapter conclusion features a too-long demon-possession scene with a strangely nonprofane demon (“You pathetic pile of excrement”), and some plot elements are not convincingly resolved. Conservative faith-based readers may find this novel too graphic, while general market readers will be perplexed at the awkward attempts to sidestep profanity. “
Overall, I would give this book an A-
