Have You Heard?

Have you heard the talk flying around lately about the new best seller in Christian books? It is called "The Shack." And I'm here to tell you it is worth the read. It is a fictional story, but it is life changing, or at least it will change your whole perspective on "religion" and what it means to be a Christian in relationship with God. As a matter of fact, many people who aren't ready to "let go" of their religious perceptions are very troubled by this book. There is, no doubt ,some very troubling (and at the same time very inspiring) images in this book. It really challenges you at the very deepest core of your "spiritual" life.

If you have been bothered by Christians, and church, and are even troubled by your own perceptions of God, there is no better book for you to read than "The Shack." Let me give you a little insight into what you will be getting into by sharing with you the description of the book from the back cover...

Mackenzie Allen Philips'' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to the shack for a weekend.

Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever.

In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant "The Shack" wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answeres Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book!

After having read it I have to say, "This book is powerful in helping you look more deeply into your own relationship with God." It addresses many questions that many of us have about how in the world there can be so much pain and tragedy in the world, and what is God doing in the midst of it all?

Keep in mind, there are many "nay sayers" out there warning you that this book is theologically dangerous. It certainly challenges us in some of our most deep seated beliefs or perceptions about God. I guess the question is: "Is it bad to challenge our perceptions about God? Especially if they just may be wrong!"

Find it, borrow it, pick it up, and read it, and let me know what you think.