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  The Shack

  I'll be posting a review of "The Shack" by William P. Young this week at www.burnsidewriterscollective.com.
  
  I'm making this book our first must-read. The book isn't without flaws, but I think it's incredibly important. Calling a book 'important' may conjure images of endless, boring statistics (sort of like the Book of Numbers), but this one is a page-turner.
  
  I'd love to hear what other people think, including criticisms and ways "The Shack" has impacted you. The book isn't easy to find...it was released by an independent publisher...but you can purchase it at www.theshackbook.com. It's also available at Amazon.com.

  Jordan G started this discussion 2 years ago. ( reply )

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  Chad Gibbs 

  Not to put off discussing "The Shack", but that guy with the umbrella, he's the Burnside logo! I had no clue where that came from.

  posted 2 years ago. ( reply )

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  Aaron L 

  I finished The Shack this morning. Wow. If you're interested, it's an easy read in terms of length, but difficult (in a fantastic way) in terms of depth.
  
  This book is giving me a lot of peace and making me think differently about my relationship with the triune God.
  
  God IS love. There is no love, nothing apart from us that is loving without Him. He is in us, working, showing himself to others through us.
  
  Jordan's book review at BWC summarizes the book and many of my thoughts/reactions well.
  
  On a separate note, this is my first encounter with religious fiction. I've never given the genre much attention. It's hard for me to grasp the idea of a (hu)man creating a story that reveals that nature of God since, as the book states repeatedly, we cannot fathom or grasp what God is. I love the idea of the God Young has created here.
  
  I am left digesting some of the ideas in the book and will no doubt have to re-read it at some points. What I could digest, however, was well worth the few hours The Shack takes to read.
  
  Highly recommended.

  posted 1 year ago. ( reply )

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  bryan a 

  just finished it over lunch...
  
  wow.
  
  i'm still not sure what to do with it. I mean, it moved me so much. I felt, as I was reading it, that I wanted so badly for it to be canon. Please tell me that this is really what God is like. Then I would realize that though the book is fiction, nothing in it seems to contradict what scripture teaches about God. Then i would remember that it was still just one author's interpretation...
  
  This was the struggle I had as I read it. But is was a wonderful struggle. To think of Jesus' love for me as something more than just a mathematical equation. To think of God's presence as truly being real. To show me how much religion and how little relationship there is in my life most of the time.
  
  As a father of a 6.5 year old girl...well, i woudn't have been able to make it thru the book without blocking out the pain Mack must have been feeling. So tough to fathom. But I've always wondered how i would feel about God if a tragedy like that happened to me...if the worst thing i could ever imagine happened to me...would i be able to believe He was truly good? Would I be able to love him? I think reading this book has answered that question for me in a way.
  
  Like I said, I am still processing. I dont know if reading it again will help or not. Maybe I should read my bible instead. Or maybe just spend time with God. Or maybe go spend time loving on my family and friends. Or maybe just hit 'submit' and post this.
  
  

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