Book Review: Swashbuckling Faith by Tim Wesemann
September 19, 2006 Posted by Roger Overton
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Pirates of the Caribbean, the original Disney movie, had plenty of supernatural elements to it. But is there anything we can learn from it about Christian living? In Swashbuckling Faith, former pastor Tim Wesemann contends that there are pearls of truth throughout the film worthy of our exploration. |
The book contains 32 brief chapters, each a lesson using the movie’s plot as a springboard (or plank) for discussion. Each chapter begins with a “pirate’s hook,” a snapshot from the movie illustrated the pearl of truth. The topics range from honoring codes and mutiny to captains needing crews and trusting our anchor.
Perhaps my favorite treasure/lesson in the book was “One Good Deed Deserves…” In the movie, Commodore Norrington tells Jack, “One good deed is not enough to redeem a man of a lifetime of wickedness.” Wesemann pillages this spiritual truth wonderfully: “Maybe a better question is whether one good act should redeem us from a lifetime of iniquity.” (30)
With almost any book of this nature, one appropriately expects a certain amount of cheesiness. While there are cheesy elements in Swashbuckling Faith (such as the JSV Bible translation- Jack Sparrow Version), it’s kept at an appropriate level without going too far over board. Tim Wesemann is a poetic writer who skillfully navigates the deeper waters of living faith. Avast me heartys, this be a fun and practical read whether yer landlubbin or out to sea. Now, bring me that horizon…
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