The Good Boy Book Report

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The Good Boy was an interesting book about an unconventional, young preacher named Wesley who was asked to come preach at a small church. Before he even had a chance to preach on his first Sunday, a teenager in the community committed suicide. Pastor Wesley arrived at the mother’s house to minister to her and the press showed up causing a huge scandal for the church. The mother is also offered to be on a reality TV show, which would include the church and give them more negative publicity. The congregation was obviously unhappy about this since the woman and her daughter never attended the church and her mother was accused of pushing her to commit suicide. All this aside, Pastor Wesley is dealing his own personal struggles. His wife died, he …show more content…

I love the dedication he has and how he can bond with just about anybody. All of the drama makes this book very interesting and hard to put down. It’s also refreshing to see the Pastor in everyday situations instead of just preaching at the pulpit. I didn’t like that the Pastor consumed alcohol and used profanity. While he is only human, I feel like a Pastor should be held to a higher standard and that they should set the expectations of how a Christian should act. Since I am not a preacher or do not know enough about the Bible I cannot attest to the biblical facts in this book. Growing up I have been taught from a religious aspect that it is ok to consume alcohol as long as you don’t become intoxicated, although as an adult I have been taught it is not acceptable at all. I am not sure which view is right. I would rate this book 3 out of 4 stars. Although it was well written and has a great story line, I don’t agree with the preacher using profanity and consuming alcohol. Since that is my personal opinion, I only deducted one star. I enjoyed the rest of the book, I just wrestled with my conscious to keep reading, and if I didn’t already agree to read it I probably wouldn’t have finished

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