Like turning a book into a movie …

There’s a new movie out I want to see. It’s called “The Lincoln Lawyer.”

I want to see this movie because I’ve read the book, of the same title, by one of my favorite novel writers, Michael Connelly.

I love a great movie!

Action. Adventure. Comedy. SciFi. Drama. Western. Even a decent Romance.

A good movie is like a short vacation for the brain, a simple entertainment where the imagination can be engaged.

I also love a good book.

The majority of my reading is non-fiction, often some “heavy” content. But I also enjoy a good novel. A well written novel, like a good movie, is also a simple respite for the mind.

What is really enjoyable are those rare occasions when a really good book becomes a really good movie. Not a lot of books translate well into a good movie. Either you prefer the book, or like the movie better, but it’s almost like a “magical” experience when a good book comes to life on the big screen. I’m wondering if “The Lincoln Lawyer” will succeed in the transition.

But those are movies and novels. Real life actually offers something more compelling. The translation of the greatest book ever given to humanity into real life experiences.

God has provided us with the Bible as our guide book to life. His intention is that we do more than read it as a temporary respite or source of enjoyment, but take part in bringing its message to life by becoming primary “characters” in the translation of the Word to the living. God wants us to read, and then live out, what He has to say to us in scripture.

How are you doing in translating the greatest book, the Bible, into real life?

Scotty