You are welcome here…

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.youtube.com/watch?v=MYvjRiun3MA

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.drewmarshall.ca/listen2007.html#070922

http://www.psalm995.org/media/mp3/02-11-08%20Paul%20Young.mp3

www.wcg.org

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.drewmarshall.ca/listen2008.html#080405

http://www.drewmarshall.ca/listen2008.html#080426

http://www.talprincelive.com/clientimages/41919/showaudioarchives/042708.mp3

 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90664444

http://www.marinerschurch.org/theshack/av/index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIh7IJHlSf8&feature=related
 

So again…WELCOME!! Enjoy your stay, come often and be a part of whatever this is.

 

ITINERARY - will add details as available

Date                  City/State               Venue     Sponsor Contact                                                         Time

19-Jul-08           Vancouver, WA      Christian Supply             360.944.8104                                     2:00- 4:00 PM
19-Jul-08           Vancouver, WA      Living Hope Church        360.944.3905                                     5:00, 7:00 PM
20-Jul-08           Vancouver, WA      Living Hope Church        360.944.3905                                     9AM,11AM,1PM
22-Jul-08           Salem, OR              YWAM                           pam@cothministries.org               
2-Aug-08           Gresham, OR         Gresham Library     http://www.multcolib.org/                             1:00- 2:30 PM
3-Aug-08           Vancouver, WA      Crossroads Community  http://www.crossroadschurch.net/         9AM & 11:15 AM
8-18-Aug-08     North Carolina         Details Soon     To follow                                                           To Follow
20-Aug-08         Nashville, TN          Barnes and Noble          615-514-5000                                      7:00 PM
21-Aug-08         Memphis, TN          Palmer Children’s Home    jimwalker@bellsouth.net               
24-Aug-08         Knoxville, TN          Bridgewater Church       www.bridgewaterchurch.org                  9:30AM & PM
27-Aug-08         Amarillo, TX            Sam’s Club                    806-374-6653                                      5:00 PM
29-31-Aug-08   Dallas, TX                House 2 House Conf      tdale@thekarisgroup.com               
7-Sep-08           The Bridge              Deborah Lloyd               
14-Sep-08         Calgary, AB             Lutheran Church of Our Savior  tdale@thekarisgroup.com       9AM, 11AM & PM
16-18-Sep-08   Nashville, TN            Wes Yoder   Private Event
19-Sep-08         Yuba City, CA          N. Valley Calvary Chapel      bob@go2calvary.com                  6:00 PM
20-Sep-08         Yuba City, CA          N. Valley Calvary Chapel      bob@go2calvary.com                  9:00 AM
20-Sep-08         Pleasanton, CA       Blazing Fire Church              http://www.blazingfire.org             6:00 PM
27-Sep-08         Tacoma, WA            Pacific Lutheran University    http://www.plu.edu/                     2:00 PM
28-Sep-08         Albany, OR              Valley Christian Foursquare  www.vccalbany.com                    9 AM & 10:45 AM
1-Oct-08             Newburg, OR         George Fox University            http://www.georgefox.edu/              
3-4-Oct-08         Nashville, TN          Ruth Graham and Friends       http://www.ruthgrahamandfriends.com               
6-11-Oct-08       Atlanta, GA              Catalyst Conference              http://www.catalystconference.com/             
14-Oct-08           Portland, OR          Warner Pacific Chapel            http://www.warnerpacific.edu/      10:30 AM
14-Oct-08           Portland, OR          Warner Pacific University        http://www.warnerpacific.edu//      7:00 PM
15-Oct-08           Seattle, WA            Mars Hill Grad School             http://www.mhgs.edu/               
5-Nov-08            Amarillo, TX           Faith City Ministries                  http://www.faithcity.org/                6:00 PM
24-Feb-09          McAllen, TX           McAllen Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon   mike@investpadre.com        11:30 AM

10-12-Mar-09     Edmonton,AB       Connecting Streams                 donna.mitchell@powertochange.org
4-5-Apr-09         Enid, OK               Emmanuel Baptist Church                                                            Sun-8:30 AM, 11 AM, 6 PM
8-10-May-09      Co Springs, CO     Glen Eyrie Conference Center   hannah.larson@navigators.org               
13-14-May-09    Toronto, ON          Wycliffe College                        http://www.wycliffecollege.ca/      7:30 PM/W 9 AM/TH
16-May-08          Mesa, Az               Central Christian Church         
http://my.cccev.com/Arena/cccev_content/splash/splash.html               
17-May-09          Mesa, Az               Central Christian Church          http://my.cccev.com/Arena/cccev_content/splash/splash.html             
23-May-09          Gatlinbug, TN       Gaither Family Fest                   http://www.gaither.com/             
3-6-Aug-09         Sandy Cove, MD   Sandy Cove Ministries             http://www.sandycove.org/           

21-22-Nov-09     Baltimore,MD         ALIVE Middle School Conf      http://www.mmyfc.org/mmyfc/index.html   
22-May-10          Sherwood, OR       YMCA of Columbia/ Willamette http://www.ymca-portland.org/home.html       
     

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!!

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