reimaginings

Most of us have wrestled with some tragedy through which we find ourselves angrily accusing God of not caring. We sit in judgment of God demanding answers to a myriad of tearfully asked questions: Why did You let such-and-such happen when you could have made a difference with just a word? Why didn’t You answer my prayers - or the corporate prayers of your people - on behalf of so-and-so? Why do you allow the innocent and helpless to suffer? Why are the wicked allowed to prosper? God - you alone are eternal, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient and unconstrained by time and space. You can accomplish what we, in our finiteness, cannot do. Thus, isn’t Your claim to be the loving, compassionate and merciful God suspect when You have the knowledge and power to intervene, but refuse to do so?

If the above represents even of portion of your thoughts at any time in your life, you will enjoy reading this book. Though some aspects of the story seem predictable and even trite at times, overall it is a book that is difficult to put down. The age old questions are not merely asked, but engaged within a dialogue between Mack and God.

In Young’s book you will get a new feel for God. His story telling cleverly positions God into a more intimate place in our lives. God becomes more real and personal. The difficult and even harassing issues of life are, as a result, re-imagined. I think this is a book everyone ought to read - young and old - and it is well worth getting together with others and discussing the story.

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http://www.theshackbook.com

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