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- The Shack
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Manufacturer: Windblown Media
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780964729230
ISBN: 0964729237
Label: Windblown Media
Manufacturer: Windblown Media
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
Publisher: Windblown Media
Studio: Windblown Media
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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 that 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 answers 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!
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Summary: Clam shack
Comment: Such clap trap. I don't mind out of the box thinking, but pleeeeeeeeease this book is full of bologna. And to compare it to Pilgrim's Progress - whew - such the stretch. I really didn't want to give this book any stars!
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Summary: Can be enlightening if it doesn't confuse you first....
Comment: I almost put the book down and wasn't going to look back, I really feel that some of of the Theology is disgraceful and if I wasn't already a Christian, I might get the wrong message from the book entirely. However, I decided to keep reading and did glean some really valuable lessons. It is really really good at explaining God's love for us and the relationship he desires with us. I was confused by how accepting of sin and false religions that the book seemed to be open to? Maybe I didn't understand these areas though...
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Summary: The Shack
Comment: This review will be in two folds. First, from being a reviewer and second, based on my opinion (which I never try to do - but, in this case, I feel I must).
From a reviewing perspective:
The book is poorly written and does not meet the "writing standards" of a novel. First, there is way too much dialogue and second, the author does not perform the task of making you feel there. It's just words written about. It starts out well, but then you lose focus. Or, at least I did. If it showed more emotions with Mack seeing God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, it could have been better written.
I thought I could fly through this book and at least get the feeling of what the author was trying to portray that Mack felt. There just was not enough emotion. The book stated how much Mack cried. Okay, maybe he did, but why not show more emotion with his crying. I just didn't feel it. Was there snot, was he heaving from crying so much. I think you all get my drift. Near the end, the author told us Mack was crying and slid down on a rock, shuffled dirt between his feet, yada, yada. This doesn't show me his emotions. Do not tell me, show me. That is why I read. To get away from the world and presume that I am inside a story, there along with the characters. My review of 1 star does not reflect the fact that I disagree with most everything in this book. It truly is poorly written.
My opinion:
I now see why so many others are fussing about this novel. It does go against what God has given us to learn about him - THE BIBLE. I am never one to go against anything relating to God and sure, this may cause me many enemies. But, I am okay with that, because God will be on my side. First off, the only way to God is through Jesus. With that being said, once you accept JESUS CHRIST as your personal saviour, you will then know GOD. The only way to God is through me, states Jesus. Pick up your Bible and read it. I promise, it is there. Next, the TEN COMMANDMENTS were written for us believers to follow it. It was not written for no reason. How dare anyone ever try to rewrite GODS COMMANDMENTS for us to go by and follow to be better christians. Next, the novel states that Jesus was not a christian. HUH???????????? Yes, he was!!!!!! He believed in GOD - (OUR FATHER) and himself, WHICH WOULD MAKE HIM A CHRISTIAN.
I can tell you this. If you are not a christian and are looking for God to be in your life, please, do not go by what is written in this book. It is wrong. Sure, it was right to the point that you must forgive and be good. However, it was wrong by saying that God automatically forgives you of your sins. WRONG! You must repent and ask for forgiveness, but first you must be saved. Never once did this book mention anything about being saved. That is the most important thing anyone in this world can do for you. Jesus died for all of us, for our sins so that we can endure Heaven with him. AND....the author's perspective about Heaven. Are you kidding me? I am not sure if there is a pearly gate or not, but I know that this earth will not be HEAVEN because when the rapture occurs it will be horrible to be here and then when the anti-christ takes over the world, the locusts bite and eat the people stuck here who haven't accepted Christ and if you don't accept the mark of the beast (Satan) you will be killed immediately. I am not sure of the time that the anti-christ will rule the world, but I do intend to look it up. After he reigns, GOD will come back and reign over this land, making it Heaven. I am not trying to preach here because you know, I honestly make mistakes too. Everyone does and that is why we have a forgiving GOD. But, you will never, ever hear of me trying to change God's word and the scriptures that he left for us to try to teach us what he expects out of us. I understand this book is solely based on fictionality, however, it will ruin many lives. I will start praying now that this book does not affect anyone's lives in believing that being good will get them to HEAVEN.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Shack Up With This One!
Comment: I have to admit I wasn't sure what I was getting into when this book was recommended to me. At first I thought it was from either one of two genres both of which I am not prone to enjoy: sappy Christian sentimentality or easily solved murder mystery. But instead I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book, I found it to be both unique and inspiring.
The book begins oddly with a normal family experiencing an all too familiar disaster in today's society, a missing child and the family that emerges from the outcome. But it's the majority of the book that wrapped my mind up in a world of possibilities. What if we had the chance to have a conversation with the Holy Trinity? Isn't this something anyone might contemplate especially during times of our greatest needs? I though the concept was brilliant and that Wm. Paul Young has an obvious knowledge and grounding in the Biblical teachings of Christ. While it might not be a serious religious text it does go beyond that and inspire a reader to find the truth for themselves in whatever path they find the most comfort in. This little book is inventive, amusing, thought provoking and filled with wise reflection.
I believe in divine inspiration, after all aren't religious texts ultimately written by it? While I can't say this book qualifies as a religious text I do see a spiritual significance within its bright message. I did not find the hint at the Gospels at all offensive but rather a compliment to ancient writing. In fact after reading this book one might even be inspired to re-read the wisdom of Jesus and have a discussion with the Holy Trinity yourself.
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Summary: You have to actually READ the book to appreciate it!
Comment: This book is a wonderful piece of literature to help bring you closer to God and spirituality. I wouldn't characterize it as a "Christian" book, but rather a book for all who believe (or want to believe) in God. I noticed that almost all of the negative reviews included the statement that they didn't finish the book. How on earth do you review a book that you haven't finished??? That is not fair to the author. Yes, the beginning is tough to read, but if you continue to the end, you will see the genius of the author. Please, read this book if you are looking for a refreshing view of God and religion.
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