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I was listening in on a conversation between people who've read it. It seems the discussing centered around the fiction or non-fiction of the book. Apparently the author of the book is telling the story as told to him. He says he wrote the story "as told to him" thereby rendering doubt as to the truthfulness of the story. It's a bit freaky when God tells someone in modern days to go to a shack "to find emotional healing" (my words). However, why do we believe God would tell an old man to sacrifice his own promised son? Was Abraham really one of us? Was he really going to let another man sleep with his wife as a swap for his cowardly life? Yet he had the courage to "obey" God's command to kill his own son. In short, it's only in our own struggles that we find a story like "The Shack" believable. Call it God's voice, internal dialogue, or a natural drawing to find an answer. The bottom line is the Gentleman in the story found healing.

posted at 12/12/08 6:07 AM by SONGSMITHDAN

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Yes, have read. Looking to converse about it.

posted at 7/31/08 5:23 PM by PJMLLYD

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Has anyone here read it?

posted at 6/16/08 7:25 AM by CRASHDUMMY