“The SHACK” Attack

I’m sure some of you reading this blog have probably already heard of (maybe even read) “The Shack” by William Paul Young. It has been at the top of The New York Times Bestseller List, has more than 3 million copies in print, and has earned praises from literary critics to theologians, entertainers and professional athletes.

I’m reading it at the moment, and am thoroughly enjoying every word of it! Young is more than an a master of prose; he covers (and uncovers) profound spiritual questions and truths through imaginative storytelling and dialogue.

Without divulging the plot, “The Shack” requires the reader to suspend ALL preconceptions about the Person, Purpose, and Power of God and be open to God’s revelation of the Divine (and Self, too).

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Like the main character in the novel, I find myself provoked, confused, intrigued, challenged, hungry, thirsty, and ultimately satisfied in the process.

In the past I’ve read and enjoyed other highly-acclaimed Christian fiction writers (C.S. Lewis, Frank Peretti, Gene Edwards are among my favorites), and gained new insights in doing so. Young’s book, however, hits me in the gut with exhilarating, pull-no-punches transformational paradigms masked as a thriller.

By now you’ve discerned that I highly recommend “The Shack”. Once you’ve read it, I’m sure that you’ll agree it is a most delightful, refreshing attack on conventional, traditional, conservative religious thinking. And for those who think such an “attack” is a “bad” thing, remember: “For we know that ALL thing work together for the GOOD of those who love the Lord and are the called according to HIS purpose” (Romans 8:26-28).