This is a very, very good book. An interesting look at God. Challenges you to really look at your relationship with Him. The main character in the book is Mack. He is a father who was abused as a child and whose own daughter is abducted and killed. God first appears to him as a female and God specifically states that it is because he is not ready to have a relationship with a Father --- Mack does not have a good view of what a father is since his own father was so abusive. I have to admit that I was challenged by God as a female but the book is not trying to be feministic. It is trying to get us to realize that we are made in God's image - male and female. He is broader and so much more than our limited view allows.
The book addresses forgiveness. Mack is asked by God to forgive the man who abused his daughter. I really recommend this book. The concept of forgiveness is addressed very well in the book. This is a quote from the book, "Forgiveness is first for you, the forgiver, ... to release you from something that will eat you alive, that will destroy your joy and your ability to love fully and openly."
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I have to say that "The Shack" by William P. Young was a very thought provoking read.
After reading the book, I was left pondering several things about it – which is a true testament to the book's worth. I had several questions on the validity of some of the descriptions of God but I had to humbly admit that there may be no answers this side of heaven for how God presents Himself to each individual.
I posted a more in-depth review of this book on my own blog www.tracysbooknook.com.
-Tracy
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