I have just finished a wonderful, thought provoking, and moving book called "The Shack" by William P. Young. Once I started to get into it, I couldn't put it down! It is a thriller, a mystery, an emotional and spiritual roller coaster, that caused you to search yourself as the main character is going through his own personal search.Oddly, the book is not without some controversy. Having read the book, I can't see what the fuss is all about. It helped me grasp some "theological" concepts while it made think about others. Christianity Today has done several articles that might be worth a read:
1. Reading in Good Faith
2. Fiction for the Faith-Starved
3. The Trinity: So What?
There may be some things that some Christian readers will find disturbing, especially theologically. You can get a hint of that from reading a few of the reviews on Amazon.com. But for me, the book was more about hope and love, forgiveness and healing, and about an intimate relationship with an Almighty God.
So I encourage you to get a copy, read the above articles, even the Amazon reviews, and then get settled in a favorite reading place, hold your cup of whatever in one hand, the book in another, and begin to be touched and moved.
