no point really

I recently finished William Young’s The Shack and decided to share a few of my thoughts about it. This is not an exhaustive review, but more of a quick chat and a platform to launch my “Shack Experiment.”

This title, although not meant to be some deep theological discussion, really caused me to question my views on God and how I’m to think of Him and interact with Him. This is not some replacement for bible reading or church, but it challenges you to consider why you think what you do about God through an easy to connect with, fictional story. This is not some God-ordained, wonderfully written story that will stand the test of time. It’s simply a man’s attempt to inspire the rest of man-kind. Read the rest of this entry »

Over that last eight months to a year, I have become quite an avid reader (in my own right). I’ve polished off the Harry Potter series, finished all the Dan Brown books, read through several mystery/legal/thrillers (including David Baldacci and John Grisham), and most recently I’ve finished Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. For me, it was never a matter of finding the time to read for fun – although time is limited, I’ll just use a minute here or hour there to fit in some reading. It was always the fact that I couldn’t find a book to keep my interest or even spark enough interest to begin reading in the first place. That all changed in 2008, in late July, when a friend purchased the entire Harry Potter series for me. That was the beginning of a great year of reading!
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