Comments on: The Shack http://www.anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/ Carl McColman ~ The Fullness of Joy is to Behold God in All Sat, 19 May 2012 17:37:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lani Plotner http://www.anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2423 Lani Plotner Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:13:07 +0000 http://anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2423 All of us have heard the expression don't judge a book by it's cover. I am so blessed that this book found me and has had such a profound affect on me. I pick it up when I am troubled and just read to where it falls open. It soothes my soul and comforts me. I know that when writting this book the hand of God was on Mr Youngs shoulder. I have purchased many copies to give to people so that they might to find something that will speak to them as well. Yhrough this book I have become a better wife mother friend and child of God. All of us have heard the expression don’t judge a book by it’s cover. I am so blessed that this book found me and has had such a profound affect on me. I pick it up when I am troubled and just read to where it falls open. It soothes my soul and comforts me. I know that when writting this book the hand of God was on Mr Youngs shoulder. I have purchased many copies to give to people so that they might to find something that will speak to them as well. Yhrough this book I have become a better wife mother friend and child of God.

]]> By: Trish Pickard http://www.anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2422 Trish Pickard Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:48:12 +0000 http://anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2422 I was set not to like the book, The Shack but after reading it, I thought it was really good and thought provoking. All the time I reaad it, I kept thinking it needs a study to go along with it. I finally decided God was urging me to write a study which I did. If anyone would like it, email me at prayerdigm.bookstudy@yahoo.com. I would be glad to send you the study. You are welcome to use it and copy it for others. Trish Pickard I was set not to like the book, The Shack but after reading it, I thought it was really good and thought provoking. All the time I reaad it, I kept thinking it needs a study to go along with it. I finally decided God was urging me to write a study which I did. If anyone would like it, email me at prayerdigm.bookstudy@yahoo.com. I would be glad to send you the study. You are welcome to use it and copy it for others.
Trish Pickard

]]> By: ray stone http://www.anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2421 ray stone Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:44:03 +0000 http://anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2421 Young presents a refreshing aspect of God which could heal many who deem Him as an old, insensative, judgmental, mean tyrant with a big stick-divorced from our pain and in some cases, causing it. Despite some awkward sentences and obvious theological loopholes, the work is riveting. I love the message of forgiveness which I believe is a universal problem with most people-save and unsaved alike. It is FICTION- so that covers the many Biblical misinterpretations- and is vastly creative. Young really kicks down our sacred cows in this work. A work of equal value is "A Step Into Deliverance" by Toni Pugh. Its autobiographical content about a pastor's spiritual journey with God is a real page-turner Young presents a refreshing aspect of God which could heal many who deem Him as an old, insensative, judgmental, mean tyrant with a big stick-divorced from our pain and in some cases, causing it. Despite some awkward sentences and obvious theological loopholes, the work is riveting. I love the message of forgiveness which I believe is a universal problem with most people-save and unsaved alike. It is FICTION- so that covers the many Biblical misinterpretations- and is vastly creative. Young really kicks down our sacred cows in this work. A work of equal value is “A Step Into Deliverance” by Toni Pugh. Its autobiographical content about a pastor’s spiritual journey with God is a real page-turner

]]> By: Vanessa Vinos http://www.anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2420 Vanessa Vinos Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:35:34 +0000 http://anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2420 I have also just finished reading this wonderful book, and as per your review my tissues were all to hand for the ending. I remember closing the book when I finished and then just wanting to soak in everything I had read in pure silence. As you say, it is a book that needs to be read many times over, as I am sure each time you read it you extract more and more of it's beauty. I was tempted to start it again straight away, but then I thought best not too; let what I have read seep slowly in, and then pick it up again in 6-12months time. mikeo'hare: I am a Brit living in Spain where it would have been impossible to buy this book. But I bought if from a fantastic website in the UK called www.bookdepository.co.uk. All postage and delivery is free around the world. I have absolutely no connection or affiliation with this bookshop, other than to say, you don't need to wait for it to come out in the UK, you can purchase a copy direct from them(as I did). I have also just finished reading this wonderful book, and as per your review my tissues were all to hand for the ending. I remember closing the book when I finished and then just wanting to soak in everything I had read in pure silence. As you say, it is a book that needs to be read many times over, as I am sure each time you read it you extract more and more of it’s beauty. I was tempted to start it again straight away, but then I thought best not too; let what I have read seep slowly in, and then pick it up again in 6-12months time.
mikeo’hare: I am a Brit living in Spain where it would have been impossible to buy this book. But I bought if from a fantastic website in the UK called http://www.bookdepository.co.uk. All postage and delivery is free around the world. I have absolutely no connection or affiliation with this bookshop, other than to say, you don’t need to wait for it to come out in the UK, you can purchase a copy direct from them(as I did).

]]> By: ray stone http://www.anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2419 ray stone Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:01:52 +0000 http://anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2419 I browsed the pages of The Shack and ended up reading about three and a half chapters, plus the ending. Voom! Powerful. Despite some awkward sentencing and obivous theological loopholes, the book is creatively absorbing. Clearly is does not line up one hundred percent with scripture (no book does), but this is why it is FICTION. Does it dishonors God? I think not. Is is leaven and heresy? That is debatable. It simply is what it is. Let the reader beware. An equally intriguing and controversial work is A Step Into Deliverance by T. Pugh. It is a riveting autobiography about a pastor's amazing journey down the road to the deliverance ministry. It's a real page-turner I browsed the pages of The Shack and ended up reading about three and a half chapters, plus the ending. Voom! Powerful. Despite some awkward sentencing and obivous theological loopholes, the book is creatively absorbing. Clearly is does not line up one hundred percent with scripture (no book does), but this is why it is FICTION. Does it dishonors God? I think not. Is is leaven and heresy? That is debatable. It simply is what it is. Let the reader beware. An equally intriguing and controversial work is A Step Into Deliverance by T. Pugh. It is a riveting autobiography about a pastor’s amazing journey down the road to the deliverance ministry. It’s a real page-turner

]]> By: mikeohare http://www.anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2418 mikeohare Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:11:22 +0000 http://anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2418 People who keep their literary fiction noses to the ground will realise that "The Shack" has acquired the Number One best seller status in the United States. Once this happens, it's only a matter of time before it becomes the world's best selling work of fiction based on fact. As a resident of the UK, I haven't had the opportunity to read it, so I'm not yet in a position to make any comment regarding the storyline. Roll on mid August when it will be released here. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6g9ftv" rel="nofollow">The Shack -- inspiration to all budding authors</a> People who keep their literary fiction noses to the ground will realise that “The Shack” has acquired the Number One best seller status in the United States. Once this happens, it’s only a matter of time before it becomes the world’s best selling work of fiction based on fact. As a resident of the UK, I haven’t had the opportunity to read it, so I’m not yet in a position to make any comment regarding the storyline. Roll on mid August when it will be released here.

The Shack — inspiration to all budding authors

]]> By: Back to the Shack « Anamchara • The Website of Unknowing http://www.anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2417 Back to the Shack « Anamchara • The Website of Unknowing Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:52:50 +0000 http://anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2417 [...] Back to the Shack My friend (and bookstore colleague) Fr. Tom has discovered William Young’s The Shack, and is now recommending it to everyone who will listen. I’m pleased to see that it has become a New York Times Bestseller. I pointed Fr. Tom to my own review — written almost a year ago now — and so I thought I’d dig it up again for newcomers to this blog: Click here to read my review of The Shack. [...] [...] Back to the Shack My friend (and bookstore colleague) Fr. Tom has discovered William Young’s The Shack, and is now recommending it to everyone who will listen. I’m pleased to see that it has become a New York Times Bestseller. I pointed Fr. Tom to my own review — written almost a year ago now — and so I thought I’d dig it up again for newcomers to this blog: Click here to read my review of The Shack. [...]

]]> By: Lisa N http://www.anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2416 Lisa N Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:34:28 +0000 http://anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2416 Loved it. I am not good with words or writting so try to follow. Befoe I read the book many people had encouraged me to do so. As you can assume I have done just that. I READ IT IN ONE DAY! Need I say I did not sleep most of that night after. This book has given me the courage to make that first baby step back to god that I have been trying to figure out how to do for so long. SO, thank you God for makeing this book a beam of light in my heart. Loved it. I am not good with words or writting so try to follow. Befoe I read the book many people had encouraged me to do so. As you can assume I have done just that. I READ IT IN ONE DAY! Need I say I did not sleep most of that night after. This book has given me the courage to make that first baby step back to god that I have been trying to figure out how to do for so long. SO, thank you God for makeing this book a beam of light in my heart.

]]> By: The Shack « a fresh focus http://www.anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2415 The Shack « a fresh focus Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:11:14 +0000 http://anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2415 [...] The Shack 19 12 2007 Lee and I are both digging into a new book called The Shack by William P. Young.  There is a lot of buzz about this book and with an endorsement from one of my favorite authors, Eugene Peterson, it promises to be good.  Peterson said, “When the imagination of a writer and the passion of a theologian cross-fertilize the result is a novel on the order of The Shack. This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress did for his. It’s that good!”  That’s a pretty bold comparison.  If found a good review here. [...] [...] The Shack 19 12 2007 Lee and I are both digging into a new book called The Shack by William P. Young.  There is a lot of buzz about this book and with an endorsement from one of my favorite authors, Eugene Peterson, it promises to be good.  Peterson said, “When the imagination of a writer and the passion of a theologian cross-fertilize the result is a novel on the order of The Shack. This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress did for his. It’s that good!”  That’s a pretty bold comparison.  If found a good review here. [...]

]]> By: Sue http://www.anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2414 Sue Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:53:12 +0000 http://anamchara.com/2007/08/29/the-shack/#comment-2414 It's a doozie of a book, innit!!! It’s a doozie of a book, innit!!!

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