so what did you think??

i have found myself pausing several times before answering this question. everyone seems to be talking about The Shack. do i mention all the good things i appreciated about it?? or do i focus on the things that bugged me? the good: portraying God as someone who cares. He sees our pain, wants to enter into it with us, wants to personally heal us. Bottom line: He loves us.
the bad: don't build your whole view of God based on The Shack. some quotes from the book are inconsistent with scripture (i'm not going to list them here--i think everyone else has done a good job dissecting it). i paused after hearing Macks view of seminary as part of the religious system. i've had the privilege of taking a few seminary classes and it's only increased my love for God, His word and others.
sorry to only post once...i read the book several weeks ago and planned to read along again but couldn't bring myself to reread the first few chapters. i have two little girls--after reading Missy abduction i cried my eyes out.
obviously i am not a writer--i have enjoyed reading all of your posts. there are obviously some gifted literary peoples in the group. i haven't ventured beyond parenting and Piper books the past few years so i'm excited to stretch my brain in a new way.