Donna, I am going to gently suggest that whatever works in your spiritual journey to enrich you experience with the Trinity is wonderful. Those of Protestant extraction don't have the background of praying to saints, angels or Mary, and are likely to disagree on theological terms. I prefer to focus ...

Welcome catholicwifeandmom!

The Shack is somewhat unique in the way it presents a God of love and one that wants to be engaged with us!

Blessings,
Papalovesyou

That said...In my more mature years...I believe, in retrospect, knowing how to let Papa Love me, is my greatest , daily challenge. I AM the one he created. Knowing His Love is everything. I'd amp this up to seeing the reality of what the Trinity has already done, and where They reside, and having t...

We will never be judge... not our job. We only rejoice in ANY heart convicted and repentent. We will not be god. Our only call is to let Him Love us. I think it is ok to draw clarity about the genesis of the book, its authors, and its message (it is, after all, what the forum is for). As to being a...

Judy, my issue is around requirements to knock on doors, etc. Lifestyle evangelism is more my thing.

Not sure if this is topic related, but I was listening to a podcast which involved Wayne Jacobsen. In the podcast he expressed concerns that Paul has embraced universalism which is evidenced in his latest book, "Lies we Believe about God." I know they (Wayne & Brad) specifically worked to take that...

Cathy,
I'll follow up with the group leader and see if I can get a solid date.

Blessings,
Mike

My biggest issue with "Restoring the Shack" is the revisionist history of how the book came into being. Paul continues to state that the book was basically the same as his first manuscript that got photocopied. Two other authors (Wayne and Brad) had significant input (re-writes), and Paul acknowledg...

Cathy, Nothing has been decided. We have a book discussion group using the old material. I think once they are done we will bring the forum into read only mode. Once that is done, we will figure out a way to let people read but re-direct folks to the new forum (Most likely use a re-direct in the lan...