Tuesday, November 01, 2005

A Bible for Every Taste

As a pastor I enjoy seeing what's new on the Bible scene. Like all publishers, Bible publishers like to see a profit (not "prophet") for their efforts. Accordingly, Bibles are now being printed for just about every possible demographic niche. Here are a few of my favorites:

Image hosted by Photobucket.comA Bible just for women....

Image hosted by Photobucket.com A Bible just for men (but having integrity is apparently a prerequisite for reading this version)....

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Image hosted by Photobucket.com Here we have "The Message Remix Purple Pocket Full Bible" which is ideal for....uh....well, they also have it in the color "Mustard" or "Gray" if you would prefer.....

Image hosted by Photobucket.com Here is a Bible for extreme teens....or is it an extreme Bible for teens?....what is an extreme Bible, anyway?...why would an extreme teen want a Bible?...does an extreme teen know that they are an extreme teen and that this Bible would be for them?....let's just skip this one and go on to the next one.....

Image hosted by Photobucket.com A Bible for the hard of hearing.......

Image hosted by Photobucket.com A Bible for those who prefer a fictionalized account of God's Word (and who don't want to be left behind).......

Image hosted by Photobucket.com A Bible for people with a sense of humor.....

Image hosted by Photobucket.com A Bible for people in a hurry......

Image hosted by Photobucket.com A Bible for people who are REALLY in a hurry.....

Image hosted by Photobucket.com The Metal Bible....designed, I suppose, to stop bullets.....

And now my favorites:

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OK....OK....so they're not real Bibles! But just wait, Zondervan will probably have one of these babies out in an NIV edition just in time for Christmas!