I bought this book by Eric Michael Bryant because of the catchy title and it just looked like something I would enjoy.  Eric is a graduate of Baylor (my son will be one in December) and now serves on staff at Mosaic church in Los Angeles. In the book, Eric enourages Christians to get outside thier comfort zone and love people who are different from themselves - to embrace racial and social diversity in order to help others come to know Christ.

The title of the book comes from the events surrounding a birthday party for one of his children.  He wanted to make the party fun for the kids in the neighborhood and since pinatas were a big hit at other parties in his racially diverse community, he decided to give it a try.  His wife sent him to the store to buy some candy for the pinata.  In an effort to save money and make things convenient he dicided to buy peppermint candy.  The only problem was the kids were less than excited when the burst open the pinata to find out it was filled with peppermints.  He goes on to connect the dots by saying that many of us want to reach out to others who are different but we want to do it in the least expensive,most convenint way possible.  The problem with all of that is the fact that true love requires sacrifice.

I will be posting some of what I gleaned from the book but overall it is not a must read on my list.  It is however, a good easy read that will inspire you to reach out to others.