Comments on: The Shack – William Young http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/2009/07/22/the-shack-william-young/ Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:48:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Stella http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/2009/07/22/the-shack-william-young/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 Stella Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:06:17 +0000 http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/?p=949#comment-1171 I felt the story could start many people talking about God and prayer but I never forgot it was intended to be just a story. When we as fallible humans start judging things as if we have the power and knowledge God does on how things will be used or done, then we are limiting God to those things we can think of. I don't necessary mean that I am a big fan of The Shack, rather I would suggest people to read with an open mind. Thank you too, Laura, for recommending Forgiving Ararat. I have just finished the book after seeing comparisons being made often between the books. I would recommend this book as well as The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold as a companion for The Shack in raising religious issues for intellectual debate. I felt the story could start many people talking about God and prayer but I never forgot it was intended to be just a story. When we as fallible humans start judging things as if we have the power and knowledge God does on how things will be used or done, then we are limiting God to those things we can think of.
I don’t necessary mean that I am a big fan of The Shack, rather I would suggest people to read with an open mind.
Thank you too, Laura, for recommending Forgiving Ararat. I have just finished the book after seeing comparisons being made often between the books. I would recommend this book as well as The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold as a companion for The Shack in raising religious issues for intellectual debate.

]]> By: LauraM http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/2009/07/22/the-shack-william-young/comment-page-1/#comment-1170 LauraM Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:50:47 +0000 http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/?p=949#comment-1170 I loved this book. I thought the theme of the breadth of God's love was such an important remember. For me, it answered so many questions, as well as opening up new ways of thinking of things. Another book I recently read builds on this: Gita Nazareth's Forgiving Ararat. This book too explores themes of judgment and forgiveness and love in the face of violence. As a fan and publicist for this book, I'm interested to see what parallels are drawn between the two. I loved this book. I thought the theme of the breadth of God’s love was such an important remember. For me, it answered so many questions, as well as opening up new ways of thinking of things. Another book I recently read builds on this: Gita Nazareth’s Forgiving Ararat. This book too explores themes of judgment and forgiveness and love in the face of violence. As a fan and publicist for this book, I’m interested to see what parallels are drawn between the two.

]]> By: tcaggie http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/2009/07/22/the-shack-william-young/comment-page-1/#comment-916 tcaggie Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:01:49 +0000 http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/?p=949#comment-916 Lizanne - Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I agree - I surely don't love God or others enough and God always exceeds our expectations. Lizanne -

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I agree – I surely don’t love God or others enough and God always exceeds our expectations.

]]> By: Lizanne http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/2009/07/22/the-shack-william-young/comment-page-1/#comment-914 Lizanne Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:50:22 +0000 http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/?p=949#comment-914 Tony- I really enjoyed your review & your willingness to read it with an open mind. I read The Shack about a year ago & really enjoyed it for the fiction book that it is. I walked away with two big lessons that God has been dealing with me ever since. 1. I don't love enough (I probably won't this side of Glory but I am definitely working on it!) 2. God loves us enough to come to us in a way we can understand, but not in the way we expect or on our terms. (Now if I could let go of my expectations and just receive His presence...) Thanks for your thoughtful review! Tony-
I really enjoyed your review & your willingness to read it with an open mind. I read The Shack about a year ago & really enjoyed it for the fiction book that it is. I walked away with two big lessons that God has been dealing with me ever since.

1. I don’t love enough (I probably won’t this side of Glory but I am definitely working on it!)
2. God loves us enough to come to us in a way we can understand, but not in the way we expect or on our terms. (Now if I could let go of my expectations and just receive His presence…)

Thanks for your thoughtful review!

]]> By: tcaggie http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/2009/07/22/the-shack-william-young/comment-page-1/#comment-856 tcaggie Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:18:45 +0000 http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/?p=949#comment-856 Karen - Thanks for visiting. I checked out your reviews as well. I also like the point made about judging God. I think this book does a good job for those hurting to see God as loving and a healing God. It is a fiction book but you can tell it was written to present the authors theological perspective. Karen -

Thanks for visiting. I checked out your reviews as well. I also like the point made about judging God. I think this book does a good job for those hurting to see God as loving and a healing God. It is a fiction book but you can tell it was written to present the authors theological perspective.

]]> By: Karen, author of \ http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/2009/07/22/the-shack-william-young/comment-page-1/#comment-852 Karen, author of \ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:02:45 +0000 http://www.seekingabove.org/blog/?p=949#comment-852 I agree with your take on THE SHACK. I enjoyed the book from a fiction standpoint very much but disagreed with the theology except for the truth that God does love us. Here is a link to both mine and my husband's review of it which are different views: http://karen.pnn.com/articles/show/26774-the-shack-by-william-p-young I agree with your take on THE SHACK. I enjoyed the book from a fiction standpoint very much but disagreed with the theology except for the truth that God does love us. Here is a link to both mine and my husband’s review of it which are different views: http://karen.pnn.com/articles/show/26774-the-shack-by-william-p-young

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