Reddit mentions of The Shack

Hey, I've been there before. It's not as worrisome as you think it is. A church (or christian) interact with God mainly in 3 different ways: fellowship, study, and worship.

For fellowship, you should probably look for a spiritual father or family for yourself. This is a individual or group who you come to about christian matters, but specifically it is better to find someone to be a father figure in Christ. Someone who can not only show you how to work him into whatever stage of life, but also to show you how to grow closer to God.

For studying, set aside time to read bible and grab any christian book you can find! Right now I have around 30 book ranging from The Shack to The Prophet's dictionary. From reading, i discovered my spiritual gifts, and how to receive words of knowledge from him. I put some suggested books at the bottom.

Also worship, its about just showing him the joy of being with him in the way you find best. Like during worship in church, some people lift there hands and in more liberal churches they wave banners and dance and laugh. But also worship is a lot more than that, you can show worship through the things you do, through sports, writing, wood work, metal work, or whatever you want, even the work you do at your job. Just by thinking or meditating on the things of God while doing something, we worship.

Wild at Heart by John Eldridge, which is about calling out the masculine soul of a man. He talks about the importance of a father, healing wounds from our fathers, and seeing God as our father. I cried over soemthing i read in that book many times, also i was able revive the relationship with my Dad. And later after reading this one try Captivating which is for girls, but it shows a lot about who a girl is.

The Supernatural ways of Royalty by Kris Vallotton is an awesome book! Its about bringing us out of being orphans and seeing that we are sons and daughter of God. Though it might be better so start with When Heaven Invades Earth b Bill Johnson. Both authors are from the same church, so they have the same mentality and this book will blow your socks off.

The Final Quest by Rick Joyner. This book is a compile of visions this guy had. It paints a really interesting picture of spiritual warfare and dynamics of the spiritual world. I thought of the part in this book when he is on the mountain when i read your post.

The Shack by William Young. This book is fiction, but it paints a wonderful picture. Now, some will say this is a bad book because some details the author uses isn't bilbical exactly. But that aside it shows how far God would go to show just one person how much he loves them.

My wife continues to change my view on things at least on a weekly basis. It's one of the things I love most about her: we have very similar views on a lot of things, but even when we share the same view, she helps me to see a different side of things and to understand why other people might hold a different view.

The other day, I was reading The Shack and making fun of it for the clumsy dialogue, the weird way in which the main character seems to injure himself in every chapter, and the reasons why its answer to the problem of evil couldn't really resonate with people who had experienced certain types of suffering (natural disasters, for example). She laughed along with me but then pointed out that the first two chapters are actually the only ones in which Mack injures himself and asked me if I understood why the book was so popular and meaningful for a particular demographic of (mostly) American evangelical Christians, and I had to admit that I did understand. The thing is, she doesn't really like the book either, but she still helped me to appreciate it for what it is and to see it through other people's eyes.

Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.

Used book: The Shack

Thanks for the contest!

Read The Shack, I could explain all day long my beliefs, doesn't mean they make sense to you or anyone else.