Click this link to read an excerpt of The Shack.
Last night I finished reading a book called The Shack, by William Young. WOW! I hate to watch movies I've already seen, and I almost never read a book more than once, but this book will be probably be an exception. It's an easy read as far as the length, etc., but very "deep" so I found myself having to take a break every now and then to ponder things. Usually a book this length I'd read in one (non-busy) day, but this took me three days because I'd get a "'brain cramp" (a character in the book uses this phrase) and have to go do something else for a little while before I came back to it. It's hard to tell you much about it without spoiling the plot, so I won't elaborate, but it is a book about God: God out of the box, God as you've probably never thought of Him before. It is absolutely NOT "churchy." Some Christians might even be offended. The reviews I've read on it have been either LOVE IT or HATE IT, with not much middle ground. Is this book without errors? Of course not! It's obviously not the Bible, or even a Bible study. It's just one man's story. So if you read this book simply as a great work of fiction, you won't be disappointed. As with anything, though, if you're open, God can certainly speak to you through it. Ken is reading my copy next, then it's on to my mom, then whoever else wants to borrow it!
