Currently reading: The Shack by William Paul Young on page 148 If you’ve read this book and it was a piece of literature that affirmed your faith or brought you to God… Just stop reading now. I understand and like the idea of the uplifting books. I like the idea of the faith based books. But, I don’t understand when these types of books start to contradict the basic beliefs of the writings which the religion is based on. In The Shack there are a lot of claims made from God

Currently reading: The Shack by William Paul Young on page 120 Do you live more in the past, present or future, in your mind? Now I know this isn’t a new concept. I’ve heard it and acted on it many times, but I always end up backsliding. I always like the idea of living in the today, but I don’t naturally move that way. I have a tendency to either reminisce or daydream. Obviously both of those aren’t living in the now, but they are so easy to do. I need to make a real ef

Currently reading: The Shack by William Paul Young on page 77 The main character makes a statement that he is done searching for God. This one hit home with me. I have been on various missions to find God throughout my adult life. I’ve tried going to churches, reading the bible, talking to religious people, reading religious books, attempting to adhere to more and more of the biblical rules… All of these always left me feeling better about myself or humanity, but never tha

Currently reading: The Shack by William Paul Young on page 21 I may be jumping the gun here as I am not very far into this book, but it seems as though the main character has received a letter from God. For some reason this seems beyond believable to me. I think it has a lot to do with the current popular version of God. Early on in the Bible the people seem to think that God is a being and heaven is a physical place somewhere in space. Somewhere down the line, probably as