Spend a weekend at The Shack.

Thank you Kevin for suggesting that I read The Shack by William P. Young. (http://www.theshackbook.com/, amazon)

Without giving away more than you would read on the back cover, the main character, Mack, gets an invitation to meet God at the shack where his youngest daughter was brutally murdered. He accepts the invitation, and is changed forever.

Most people know that I read quite a bit. I read mostly fiction. I read for enjoyment. I love words, and I love a good story. For me, this book was not just another book. It was not even just an outstanding book. It was an experience.

While reading this book I felt so loved, and so uplifted, I felt like I was the one invited to spend the weekend with God.

It is a work of ficiton, but reading this book teaches us a lot about the true nature of God.

When reading Life of Pi by Yann Martel, I cried at the end reading the second version of Pi's story not just because it was so sad. I cried because I felt that the existance of a second version killed any chance that the first wonderful story was true. (Some days I feel this makes me a pesamist. Some days I feel it shows I was silly to get that wrapped up in a work of fiction... again.) Halfway through reading The Shack I realized, in spite of the information in the Forward, this isn't a true story. The thing is that it didn't matter. What I learned about God and humanity by reading this book is true.

So... Experience The Shack as soon as possible.

(Later, read Life of Pi. It is a wonderful, wonderful story.)