Book Review: The NIV Waterproof Bible
Checked out the Waterproof Bible this week – Bardin & Marsee Publishing sent me a review copy of the hot-off-the-press version of the Bible that lands in bookstores and Amazon.com later this month. Their slogan “Be Inspired. Anywhere.” is about accurate. The NIV translation of the New Testament + Psalms and Proverbs is made of Durabook Technology so the pages are plastic and withstand most anything including total submersion and being completely frozen. Now, I’m not exactly Captain Adventure and am probably not going to test this out in Algonquin Provincial Park this weekend but here’s what I think: I like it a lot.
While it is expensive, the concept merges well with youth ministry. Youth workers are hard on Bibles – camps, retreats and events all take their toll on the Good Book. I realize you might be thinking, “Really?” but I still dig it in the youth ministry context. I do wish the cover was a little firmer and the layout was just slightly less crowded. I’m going to give it a nice safe test run … on stage this weekend! Maybe I’ll spill a bottle of water on it, you never know. B+
JG
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