Comments on: the shack http://kathyescobar.com/2008/03/26/the-shack/ sometimes it's fun, sometimes it just makes me dizzy... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:37:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Shackled « The Cheek of God http://kathyescobar.com/2008/03/26/the-shack/#comment-503 Shackled « The Cheek of God Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:47:12 +0000 http://kathyescobar.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-503 [...] soon be a movie, I’m sure). It’s called The Shack and I first heard about it over at Kathy’s blog. The book is apparently all the rage among those in the Emergent church movement [...] [...] soon be a movie, I’m sure). It’s called The Shack and I first heard about it over at Kathy’s blog. The book is apparently all the rage among those in the Emergent church movement [...]

]]> By: kathyescobar http://kathyescobar.com/2008/03/26/the-shack/#comment-476 kathyescobar Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:43:42 +0000 http://kathyescobar.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-476 bryan, i agree, it's not going to cover all the bases but i do think it's a nice little mind and heart bender. donna - you are always so encouraging, and i saw deborah's comment on pam's blog, too. i would love to hear what conversations you guys have there. i need to get a few copies circulating around here. i hear they are hard to find (a friend of mine gave me mine and i already passed it on). talk to you soon bryan, i agree, it’s not going to cover all the bases but i do think it’s a nice little mind and heart bender.

donna – you are always so encouraging, and i saw deborah’s comment on pam’s blog, too. i would love to hear what conversations you guys have there. i need to get a few copies circulating around here. i hear they are hard to find (a friend of mine gave me mine and i already passed it on). talk to you soon

]]> By: DonnaV. http://kathyescobar.com/2008/03/26/the-shack/#comment-471 DonnaV. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:16:25 +0000 http://kathyescobar.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-471 Good Morning! Getting a bit caught up with your blog this morning...must say, I love you and your heart..there said it!! :) I don't normally read Christian fiction but Deborah had told me to read it so how could I not? Sure glad I did, even though it lived up to the standard of most Christian fiction in the poor writing dept. it surpassed them in the depths of describing God. This last Sunday I had an interesting conversation with a group of older people hanging out at HomePDX about this book, not sure how it came up but they want to read it, I'll be taking some copies down next week...should make for even more interesting conversation after they read it!!! Good Morning! Getting a bit caught up with your blog this morning…must say, I love you and your heart..there said it!! :)
I don’t normally read Christian fiction but Deborah had told me to read it so how could I not? Sure glad I did, even though it lived up to the standard of most Christian fiction in the poor writing dept. it surpassed them in the depths of describing God. This last Sunday I had an interesting conversation with a group of older people hanging out at HomePDX about this book, not sure how it came up but they want to read it, I’ll be taking some copies down next week…should make for even more interesting conversation after they read it!!!

]]> By: Bryan Riley http://kathyescobar.com/2008/03/26/the-shack/#comment-464 Bryan Riley Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:52:16 +0000 http://kathyescobar.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-464 I thought it was excellent and have passed on copies to others. I'm sure that like most if not all things it won't speak universally, but it is a very good book that may help some get out of their religious box. I thought it was excellent and have passed on copies to others. I’m sure that like most if not all things it won’t speak universally, but it is a very good book that may help some get out of their religious box.

]]> By: kathyescobar http://kathyescobar.com/2008/03/26/the-shack/#comment-463 kathyescobar Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:23:40 +0000 http://kathyescobar.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-463 jewls - yeah, pleasantly surprised is a good descriptor brian - let me know what you think. it will be interesting to hear. i was down in san diego for a few days and none of my friends there had heard of it, which i thought was kind of interesting. online is where it's gotten a lot of action, though. ellen - the other ones i recently read and loved, nothing to do with church, really. a thousand splendid suns, the glass castle, my sister's keeper. i liked all 3 of those. did you read the irresistible revolution? i loved that and shane claiborne's passion for the ways of jesus. i am still reading everything must change but at the end of the day i have just wanted an easy read! free spirit - i peek in on wayne jacobson's site now and then, really good stuff. glad the books were really helpful to you...good to know. che - i like life-affirming as opposed to life-changing. good words. jewls – yeah, pleasantly surprised is a good descriptor

brian – let me know what you think. it will be interesting to hear. i was down in san diego for a few days and none of my friends there had heard of it, which i thought was kind of interesting. online is where it’s gotten a lot of action, though.

ellen – the other ones i recently read and loved, nothing to do with church, really. a thousand splendid suns, the glass castle, my sister’s keeper. i liked all 3 of those. did you read the irresistible revolution? i loved that and shane claiborne’s passion for the ways of jesus. i am still reading everything must change but at the end of the day i have just wanted an easy read!

free spirit – i peek in on wayne jacobson’s site now and then, really good stuff. glad the books were really helpful to you…good to know.

che – i like life-affirming as opposed to life-changing. good words.

]]> By: Che V. http://kathyescobar.com/2008/03/26/the-shack/#comment-461 Che V. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:30:09 +0000 http://kathyescobar.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-461 I enjoyed the book quite a bit, as well. Not life-changing, as some may say, but maybe life affirming? I've been walking out this journey of getting to know God, without the rules, the religion. It was great to find others (via blogs) doing much the same thing. Good article.. I enjoyed the book quite a bit, as well.
Not life-changing, as some may say, but maybe life affirming? I’ve been walking out this journey of getting to know God, without the rules, the religion. It was great to find others (via blogs) doing much the same thing.
Good article..

]]> By: Free Spirit http://kathyescobar.com/2008/03/26/the-shack/#comment-458 Free Spirit Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:12:23 +0000 http://kathyescobar.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-458 I agree with Jewlsntexas' comment about being leery of the next life-transforming must-have book. So, I investigated first, I decided to check out who was endorsing the book by going to theshackbook.com. One link led to another and another as I finally ended up at lifestream.org. I was so intrigued by what I had stumbled onto, that I decided it was worth reading The Shack.It helped me to understand God as I had always hoped He would be, but had been taught not to believe. Without writing the book that it would take to express how my life has been positively affected by, not only The Shack, but also the other websites (thegodjourney.com) and the book So You Don't Want To Go To Church Anymore, I must say that they have all helped me to shed a lifetime's build up of relating to God through religion and "church". I agree with Jewlsntexas’ comment about being leery of the next life-transforming must-have book. So, I investigated first, I decided to check out who was endorsing the book by going to theshackbook.com. One link led to another and another as I finally ended up at lifestream.org. I was so intrigued by what I had stumbled onto, that I decided it was worth reading The Shack.It helped me to understand God as I had always hoped He would be, but had been taught not to believe.

Without writing the book that it would take to express how my life has been positively affected by, not only The Shack, but also the other websites (thegodjourney.com) and the book So You Don’t Want To Go To Church Anymore, I must say that they have all helped me to shed a lifetime’s build up of relating to God through religion and “church”.

]]> By: ellen stevens http://kathyescobar.com/2008/03/26/the-shack/#comment-449 ellen stevens Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:44:01 +0000 http://kathyescobar.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-449 i love these quotes. i'm definitely going to have to check out the book. thanks for the head's up! have you run across any other great books lately? always looking for more... i love these quotes. i’m definitely going to have to check out the book. thanks for the head’s up!

have you run across any other great books lately? always looking for more…

]]> By: tysdaddy http://kathyescobar.com/2008/03/26/the-shack/#comment-448 tysdaddy Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:19:12 +0000 http://kathyescobar.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-448 Thanks for the post, and the heads up, about this book. I had never heard of it, but it's gotten quite a bit of back and forth on amazon. Some of the comments left there are probably about as entertaining as the book. Since I am fairly new to much of what is calling itself Emergent, and am enjoying the challenges and risks involved in widening my faith, this may be the next piece of fiction I check out. I'll have to stop by the store tomorrow and see if they have a copy in stock. Thanks again. Brian Thanks for the post, and the heads up, about this book. I had never heard of it, but it’s gotten quite a bit of back and forth on amazon. Some of the comments left there are probably about as entertaining as the book.

Since I am fairly new to much of what is calling itself Emergent, and am enjoying the challenges and risks involved in widening my faith, this may be the next piece of fiction I check out. I’ll have to stop by the store tomorrow and see if they have a copy in stock.

Thanks again.

Brian

]]> By: jewlsntexas http://kathyescobar.com/2008/03/26/the-shack/#comment-447 jewlsntexas Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:31:43 +0000 http://kathyescobar.wordpress.com/?p=156#comment-447 Yeah, I avoided the Shack for a while because of the hype I was hearing. I am sick of the idea that one book can change everything - I was pleasantly surprised - and it was timely for me as I needed to see God in a different frame than the evangelical fundamental whatever IC world had given me to hang on my wall. Yeah, I avoided the Shack for a while because of the hype I was hearing. I am sick of the idea that one book can change everything –
I was pleasantly surprised – and it was timely for me as I needed to see God in a different frame than the evangelical fundamental whatever IC world had given me to hang on my wall.

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