Word on the Street is a big hearted, well meaning effort to make the Bible relevant and easy to understand for people of all walks of life. I give Rob Lacey credit for trying but this is just such a mess. I read five pages and began laughing. In order to simplify the Bible Word on the Street had to water down a lot. To me this Bible was like handing a starving person a bowl of popcorn because you figure that cutting into a steak is too much for him to handle.My bottom line on Word on the Street is this: It's an okay introduction for someone who wouldn't normally pick up a Bible but that's all it is.