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Books : The ShackIn association with Amazon.comRating:  - Ultimately wonderful after a very slow startThis story begins with one of a parent's worst nightmares, the abduction of his/her child. Unfortunately, the abduction of Mackenzie "Mack" Allen Phillips' daughter Missy in the Oregon wilderness early in "The Shack" lacks punch and drama because it's badly lost in a tediously narrated account of a camping trip filled with mundane detail and awkward pacing. However, readers who can plough through this badly handled material will be rewarded many times over by the time Mack makes his pilgrimage to the isolated cabin where his daughter was murdered. Here he finds waiting for him the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. What a joyous and inventive story "The Shack" becomes as the dialogues begin. Those who want to argue theology are having their say about this, suggesting that the understandable, sensible ideas are in fact dangerous, luring readers into false doctrines and lives of error. Nonsense! "The Shack" is fiction and readers are not easily brainwashed. I found this material so compelling, that I found myself jealous that I know of no mountain cabin where I can have such experiences first hand. This is, when all is said and done, a powerful book with a few storytelling flaws most readers will easily forgive. Rating: - Very thought-provokingSome traditional thinkers will have difficulty with this book, but I found it to very stimulating and thought-provoking. I'm a retired and "refired" minister. I was a full time Associate Pastor in churches ranging from 300 to 3,000 in attendance for 30 years. Currently I've "refired" and am serving as an interim pastor. Rating:  - ExcellentThe most thought provoking book I've ever read. Completely brought to light an excellent understanding of God's plan for our lives and His purpose and intentions for us as human beings. Clearly explains that separate from Him, we are subject to our limitations. Defines how God is not a puppeteer, but gives us free choice to live with or without Him and how living without Him brings us extreme limitations. Amazing analogies of Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit. Rating: - The most refreshing, amazing book I have read in years!This is the most refreshing, amazing book I have read in years! You will cry, laugh and shake your head all at once. I don't think any book has ever resonated so deeply with me about the heart of our Creator. One word of caution: The beginning of the story is tragic, so plow through the first 4 chapters....you will be so glad you did! John The Poet Rating: - The ShackExcellent book with a lot to think about. Would love to do this with a group and have lots of conversation. It was somewhat hard to get pass the "characters" but after continuing with the words it made sense. You really have to read it to understand. I found it very profound and after reading it almost a month ago I am still thinking about it and have given it to several friends and waiting for them to all finish so we can discuss. Definitely worth the read. It goes very quickly but has a lasting impression. |
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