The man in the story has an incounter with God....God appears  to him as a
black woman because he was abused by his father and so had no relationship
with him that was positive.  I think the overall message of the book is
good; there will always be those who want to argue every point, it is
fiction after all, it just simply reminds the whole of humanity that there
is a God, who loved the world enough that He gave his son, and  God gives
people free will, and some choose to do evil instead of good.  

Rhonda

-----Original Message-----
From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Vinny Samarco
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 12:14 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: anyone read "The Shack" by William Paul Young

Hi,
I heard fromThe Alber Mohler program that the book is pure new age, but I 
haven't read it so I have no personal comment.  Unfortunately, I can't get 
on bookshare from Canada, so I am missing out on a lot.
Vinny
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Schwery" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 6:39 AM
Subject: Re: anyone read "The Shack" by William Paul Young


I haven't read it but I saw a review on it.  It is very bad, doctrinally.

earlier, Rhonda, wrote:
>It is such an awesome book...really makes you
>think  about God and  knowing that He really
>loves us..not because of what we do..or even try
>to do.and even in spite of what we have done,
>and don't do!! It's fiction but  it's really a great book.
>
>ERhonda
>
>From: The Electronic Church
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley
>Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:21 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: anyone read "The Shack" by William Paul Young
>
>Say Rhonda,
>
>Someone offered it on the SightExchange list,
>and I've just asked for it!  Wow!
>
>Sharon
>
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John