I recommended a book to you recently that I ran across at Lifeway called The Shack. It has had a profound impact on me spiritually and how I see and relate to God the father, Son and Holy Spirit. I've mentioned it to a few others and recently one of those was Tiffany Crawford a Christian counselor who attends Grace Point. Her response was so profound, a day later, that I have decided I better tell and encourage more to read it.
Tiffany uses our offices after hours to council and does a wonderful job. She had asked to use my office this week and I playfully agreed only if she read the book The Shack. She so promised and I wondered whether she would even remember the title. But she did and she actually finished it in one day. I received her email the following day thanking me for suggesting the book. Her email said the book changed her life forever.
In her blog Tiffany wrote what I have had difficulty in expressing…This book is intriguing...and filled with God's love and patience-- His wonder and honor. It will teach you the truth of who God is---the truth of the Word he's shared with us for so many years. You will be free from religion and rules--from responsibility and expectation--you will learn to rest in Him, love Him and find joy in Him.It is amazing how God can use people and the words they write to encourage, inspire, and bring healing and His love.
All this from a small book and it can be passed on by just a few words of encouragement to buy and read a simple book entitled The Shack. I feel ashamed that I have not told more people about the book, that I have chosen only a few when everyone I know should have been told. But it is the same with God’s love. Why do I choose to share with a so few? Why not tell everyone! As Tiffany proclaimed in her blog, and I whole heartedly agree… Buy the book--read it, pass it on...make everyone you know read it...and then read it again... I will read it at least 1000 more times.... Next time, I will read it slowly--but I couldn't put it down this time...I just wanted to know more about God...
2 comments:
The book the Shack has really touched my life in so many ways. Thank you for recommending it!
YES, YES, YES. Woke up early on Tuesday morning and could not put the book down. Great weaving of theology and story telling. I've tried unsuccessfully to read Hinds Feet in High Places and Pilgrim's Progress, but The Shack was different to me. Maybe it is because we've all walked a mile or two in Mack's shoes.
I am also reading How People Grow by Cloud and Townsend. Basically the same message as The Shack, but in more technical terms.
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