Christians do weird things. I think this is something we can all safely admit. You have to be half-radical to follow Jesus in the first place, but sometimes that radical Christian-ness morphs into a lifestyle where you own fourteen Bibles, side hug your friends, covertly drop Gospel tracts on your coworkers' desks, and give out casseroles of hope whenever tragedy strikes. And since Christian culture puts loving your neighbor as a top priority, we may not always mention that weird stuff. Or catalog it extensively. At least not publicly.

Thankfully, Jonathan Acuff does. As an extension of his popular blog, Acuff wrote the just-released book Stuff Christians Like, the quintessential satiric guide to Christian culture. If you ever needed an explanation of the sorts of people you meet in a prayer circle or wondered why you’re drawn to the smell of old hymnals, look no further—and know you’re not alone in noticing these things. (For the record, I would buy old hymnal perfume if it existed. No joke.)

With humor that’s more random than an episode of Teletubbies, Acuff takes the metaphorical log in Christian eyes and builds a gigantic fun house that shows just how silly we look as we run around getting our “love on.” I knew I was sold when the first essay was titled “Ranking Honeymoon Sex Slightly Higher than the Second Coming of Christ.” If you go to church with a bunch of engaged virgins like I do, you know exactly what Acuff is talking about.

How about those parents who use vacation Bible school as free babysitting? They’re in there. Need pointers to improve your after-church sprint to the car, or a guide on how metrosexual your worship leader is? Acuff covers that, too. He also caters to visual learners with flow charts and diagrams that you can cut out and carry with you.

But the real treasure of Stuff Christians Like is Acuff’s cutting satire that’ll make you laugh as you realize, “Whoa, I do this stuff, too, and it is weird.” The last section of his book gets to the core of the matter—Acuff notices ridiculous attitudes Christians have and pokes fun because these things get in the way of experiencing God’s love and loving others like we really should.

I picked up Stuff Christians Like looking forward to a good chuckle with my friends, and I got that along with a fistful of conviction. Acuff expertly wields sarcasm in love like a ninja with a smoke bomb. He may seem harmless as he quotes Fergie lyrics and randomly mentions unicorns, but then BAM—next thing you know your world got rocked because you realize you are that token Christian.

And admit it, you like the smell of old hymnals, too.