Flannery O’Connor’s short story “Revelation” begins with a holier-than-thou character having a book, along with her sin, thrown in her face. She returns home with a bruised face and bruised pride to reflect on her sins. For many of us, reading Jesus and John Wayne might feel a little like that. Indeed, Kristin Kobes Du Mez’ book is one that can help jolt us to the reality of what we have made and become. It’s painful, of course, but necessary. Believing that wounds from a friend can be trusted (Pro 27:6), we would do well to heed those Jesus and John Wayne offers.
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