Let gets this chevy started

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Today's thought : To "Shack" or not to "Shack".

The best-selling book "The Shack" is not helpful in finding answers about who God is.

Nice one Brad, you have just dissed a book that is currently at No. 1 on the New York Times best seller list (27th September), and has many Christians and upstanding Christian leaders promoting its life changing effect on their lives.

My answer is : Yes, I know.

I am not going to give all my reasons in one post on this blog however I will give all my reasons over the next few weeks. Firstly, let me say that writing a book as a good story is one thing, writing a book as a story and then saying "that is what God is like" is quite another, especially when that is nothing what God is like.

I love reading, in fact I could be called a voracious reader. At any one time I could be reading 2 or 3 books. One next to my bed, one in my bag for when I get to coffee shops early and one in my office. Yet, I am also a discerning reader. I do not read a book and suck it all in like a sponge (and neither should you). Read with a discerning eye. Think about what the author is saying.

I am not the only dissenting voice about the book, yet I also believe we should not dissent for the sake of dissenting. But as this is my blog, you are going to get, primarily, my views.

So...lets get "shacking".