Brian Zhand breaks down Rhonda Byrne's "Secret"

"The Secret" movie was loaned to me by some enthusiastic friends. I made it about halfway through and then I had an important appointment to keep. I just never got around to finishing it. But what I did see was an idea that glorified idolatry. An instruction that used the bible "out of context" to legitimize itself. Its attractive because you want it to be real, sort of like the Smurfs or Care-a-lot, but deep down, especially if you have spent time in God's word, you know there's just no way.

But enough of my opinion, Brian Zhand absolutely devastates this whole business on his most recent blog post, simply entitled, "The Secret."

The Secret
Monday, June 04, 2007 - 3:54 PM

It's a beautiful day.I'm sitting on my deck reading Ephesians in the New Living Translation.

My eye fall upon these words: "God's secret plan has now been revealed to us; it is a plan centered on Christ." (Eph. 1:9)

I pause for just a moment with this thought floating in my head: God's secret plan.

Just that moment Peri comes out on the deck and hands me an article in Newsweek. "Decoding The Secret"

Spooky. The Newsweek article was about the mega-bestseller book, The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne.

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