So.
I’m reading The Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne.
CauseWired by Tom Watson too.
And writing my Ultimate Blog Party post, with the purpose to introduce new folks to what this little blog is about.
Wow. Deep thoughts.
These two books coming together in my head, plus thinking about the WHY of what I do – I feel like my lump of wet clay, in the form of this blog, is being shaped and reformed by the Lord.
Stay turned. I can’t wait to see how the Lord directs me.
Oy. My head hurts and I haven’t even started writing yet.
At the risk of sounding like a total Christian/inspirational fiction know-it-all, I’m going to give you my honest opinion of The Shack by William P. Young.
Yuck. Or to be more polite: No, thank you.
The Shack is a fine idea of a novel, I get what Young is trying to do with the characters and the message, but it doesn’t work for me.
It’s too preachy. The plot… oh, dear. What to say of the plot?
The Shack reminds me of those Matrix movies, remember the character of the Oracle? The Papa character reminds me of her.
Did you read The Shack? Do you agree with me or am I being too harsh? Let’s discuss.
Congratulations to Jeni and Yan. They both won a copy of The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner. Enjoy!
Next contest: this book. Have a great weekend everyone!
(By the way, I’m still on my Twitter fast. I’m shocked and impressed with my own self discipline. I had no idea I could resist it for so long).