The Shack

If you want to know more about God, read The Shack. If you want to understand Jesus better, read The Shack. If you aren't sure if the Holy Spirit is real, read The Shack. If you just love to read, read The Shack. If you hate to read, read The Shack. If you do nothing else this year in your life, read The Shack!

This book has given me a whole new perspective on life and my relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. This book has meat for all ages, plenty of things to chew on. It hits on many major questions the world has for God as well as realistic situations that we all go through. This book is fiction but I believe it contains revelation of who God is and how our relationship with Him can really be.

I want to just share some of my favorite quotes from the book and hope that it will inspire you to read it for yourself.

"Once the Creation was broken, true fathering would be much more lacking than mothering...an emphasis on fathering is necessary because of the enormity of its absence." pg 94

"Humans are not defined by their limitations, but by the limitations that I have for them; not by what they seem to be, but by everything it means to be created in my image." pg 100

"We work within your systems even while we seek to free you from them." pg 123

"Rights are where survivors go, so that they won't have to work out relationships." pg 137

"Genuine relationships are marked by submission even when your choices are not helpful or healthy." pg 145

PS Go ahead and buy it. You will be doing a ton of highlighting, page folding, and rereading. It's worth it!