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The Shack
256 pages, 2007
fiction
1382 booksThe Shack is a novel that spends 147 weeks on the bestseller list, selling over 23 million copies worldwide, and goes on to become a major motion picture.
The book, now available in a beautiful keepsake edition to celebrate its tenth anniversary of touching lives all over the world, tells the story of Mackenzie Allen Phillips's youngest daughter, Missy, who has been abducted during a family vacation.
Evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later, in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note apparently from God inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment, he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change his life forever.
In The Shack, William P. Young paints a picture of God's love that is unconditional and all-encompassing. He invites us to explore this concept and see how it can transform our understanding of ourselves and others.
The Shack is a journey through the protagonist's pain and loss, showing us that healing is possible. It encourages us to look into our own experiences and find ways to move forward.
One of the key messages in The Shack is the power of forgiveness. Young shows us that forgiving others, and ourselves, can free us from the shackles of our past.
The Shack challenges traditional views of God, presenting Him as more loving and less judgmental. This book encourages us to research and question our own beliefs about God.
The Shack emphasizes the importance of relationships in our lives. It shows us that through genuine connections with others, we can find healing and fulfillment.
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This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan's 'Pilgrim's Progress' did for his. It's that good!
Eugene Peterson - Biblical ScholarThe Shack will leave you craving for the presence of God.
Michael W. Smith - Christian Music ArtistThe Shack is a beautiful story of how God comes to find us in the midst of our sorrows, no matter how deep they may be.
Kathie Lee Gifford - TV HostReading The Shack during a very difficult transition in my life, I found it to be a healing balm for my soul.
Gayle Erwin - Christian Author