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There is a Wind… that wraps itself around the edges of necessity, tugging and pulling until those boundaries become torn and begin to move to the motion of that which is not visible.
If you are so inclined and would like to write a review for Amazon and/or Barnes & Noble, especially a 5 star review, we would greatly appreciate it.
I am more than pleased that you dropped by! If you would be so kind as to leave a comment or note, I would be appreciative. Let me know where you are from. If you are too shy to comment on a Blog, just go to ‘CONTACT‘ and you can scroll down to leave a comment (which is private) or drop me an email.
I do try and respond, but the email load is increasing almost every day and I am already quite behind (about 1000 behind so far). I do eventually read them all, so please know that I am grateful you took the time. You might also get a response from Amy or Lexi, my daughters, who is helping me organize my life. Please forgive the auto-response if you get one.
If you are looking for specific blogs, click on the Category buttons on the left column. The Shack category, for example, will take you to posts written specifically about the book, its background etc. such as "Is Mack Real?" In that article I explain that just as the cover indicates, The Shack is a work of FICTION, even though many of the elements are true. The article, "Fiction, Truth, Reality and all that stuff" uses a story to help us understand that while something might be fiction, it can still be true.
Explore a bit and you might find some surprises. Fun!! You might also be interested in pod-casts and interviews that I have been a part of. You can find these at the following links:
http://www.ptm.org/young/ http://www.thegodjourney.com/archive/index.html (3/31/06 and 5/18/07)
http://www.thegodjourney.com (1/11/08 and 1/18/08) NEW!!
http://www.psalm995.org/media/mp3/02-11-08%20Paul%20Young.mp3
http://www.wcg.org/av/_lib
/PlayVideoYI.asp?program=YI020
http://www.wcg.org/av/_lib/PlayVideoYI.asp?program=YI021 http://www.wcg.org/av/_lib /PlayVideoYI.asp?program=YI022
http://www.talprincelive.com
/clientimages/41919/showaudioar chives/042708.mp3
http://www.npr.org/templates
/story/story.php?storyId =90664444
So again…WELCOME!! Enjoy your stay, come often and be a part of whatever this is.
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NEWS: NEWS: NEWS:
SHACK SOMEONE: Take a look at this incredible website from some folks that were touched deeply by the story: www.papaslove.org
I posted a article called the Beauty of Ambiguity that has been helpful to many regarding some of the controversies around the book. Every person has a right to an opinion, but there is much being stated that is simply not true - I still have no idea what a Black Madonna is. No, I am not a universalist!!! There is no ‘agenda’ behind my book - I wrote it for my six children. The Shack is not scripture, not a book on systematic theology, it is fiction. I love the community of believers and am not particularly bothered by how they choose to gather - I am the master of no one. People are people, and Papa has purpose in everything, and adores each of us.
After two weeks of theological review, Lifeway Bookstores (Southern Baptist) has madated that The Shack be returned to their shelves nationwide because they found nothing theologically unorthodox that would warrant the book being removed.
Some are upset that the book is ‘fiction’… sorry, there was no ‘intent’ to deceive anyone into thinking it was not (that is why it says ‘fiction’ on the cover, is endorsed as ‘fiction’ and sold as ‘fiction’). It would have made no sense to have the Foreword and After Word be non-fiction, but the rest of it be fiction. Also, I do not post every comment made; some are very private, a few are angry and want to provoke and some are simply rude and unkind. If you wold like to discuss strong opinions about the book (which I encourage), please utilize the forum that is set up for this: www.theshackbook.com (look for the Shack book forum. This site is not really the place for that and I appreciate your consideration.
The audio book is complete and out. You can also download from Amazon (Kindle). You can also download off i-tunes to an i-Pod.
The Shack has exploded in the UK, is a favorite read among Chinese University students and is showing up everywhere around the world (even Mongolia)…how cool is that. Multiple translations are happening and should be out soon. Next week will be the 8th week in a row that this story is #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. It appears we have the director for the movie…can’t say who just yet, but you will love it.
Thank you everyone for all that each of you is doing. This is about the character and grace-full heart of the one who knows us best and loves us most. To the praise of his glory!!
