Missyj
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Put this one on your reading list. A friend recommended it to me (and let me borrow his copy) and it's probably the most thought-provoking thing I'll read this year. And I read a lot. It's written by William P. Young, and I assume you can get it wherever. I'm not finished, and there's a lot in it I haven't had time to figure out what I think about, and a lot I need to chew on.
In The Shack The main character Mack's daughter is abducted during a family vacation, and brutally murdered in an abandoned hut in the middle of nowhere. Some years later Mack finds a note in his mailbox inviting him to spend a weekend at the place of his nightmares...
He suspects the note might be from God...
I have to go to bed so I can wake up and read tomorrow. If you get it, let us know what you think!
Any other good reads going out there?
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Missyj
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Dubld
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Yes, this is quite the thought-provoking book. And unlike many of the books from other Christian authors, it doesn't give a false portrayal of reality. I've read it once, but will need to read it again soon! |
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Missyj
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Dubld
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Oh, Missy...you're too funny! I'm not really in any hurry.
I would love the chance to sit down and dialogue with you sometime soon about it...how about that?
Oh - and you can't be a thief of what's given freely to you. 
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JoP
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You guys are too funny when is it my turn to borrow the book!
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Dubld
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Well, I think the person who borrowed my copy wrote all over it. So Jo, maybe she could send you the new copy she promised to get me  .
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funnygirl
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zekeallen
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JoP,
Sorry they are all sold out here in east Texas! Maybe next month!! Just kidding, it is a great book!
Hey Funnygirl! I haven't seen ya in a while! Don't tell me the ending, just half way through!
Zeke
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Dubld
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A friend of mine just wrote me this, regarding The Shack:
"I am not sure I can even explain the emotional experience I had reading this today. I had no idea this book would effect me this way. It is like someone came in my dark room where I had managed to get around in for years in the dark and turned the lights on. As I look around the room I don't like what I see. I sincerely felt that I sat next to God today. I felt He was right beside me, making sure I comprehended every word. He took the words and somehow weaved my own personal experience into every page to make sure I understood clearly what He was saying."
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Missyj
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Did you hear Dr. Dykes mention it the other day? That was pretty cool.
Sometimes I wake up and call Him Papa. I love that name for Him.
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zekeallen
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I personally liked the bulletin today with Dr. Dykes on the Harley! He mentioned the book again in the letter to the Church. I can't wait till he gets finished reading it, so we can hear his comments about it.
Stacey
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JoP
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Ok I feel like I am missing out. Someone call my husband and give him the idea to buy the book for me and surprise me with it. I could do it myself it just gives him something to buy me that he knows I would want.
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shadowman
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Missy,
Thanks for the advise! I bought the book and am half the way through it! What a great book!!
Shadow
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JoP
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