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Steven's Notebook (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
There’s another “thing” making the rounds. 15 Favorite Books: “Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen books you’ve read that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than 15 minutes.” Here’s my list: The Shack – William P. Young The Gunslinger (and the rest of the Dark Tower [...]
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Uncommon Descent (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
The Shack by William P. Young is an unlikely publishing phenomenon. The book was first conceived as a private gift to the author’s children and a few friends. Young’s friends were so thrilled with the manuscript they encouraged him to find a publisher, but after several publishers rejected the book, Young and his friends self-published. [...]
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The Paragraph Farmer (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... assessments for each book. Nonfiction titles are listed in red: January -- The Shack , by William P. Young (recommended, with important caveats) -- Sly Mongoose , by Tobias S. Buckell (uneven but fun) -- Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring , by Alexander Rose (highly recommended) February -- A Coffin for Dimitrios , by Eric Ambler (NOT recommended; like walking...
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Poetry Where You Live (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
In our hearts, the seeds of God of life, the creator’s breath - alive within us, animating the clay rising with us, through our days guiding us, if we listen to the voice the indwelling spirit speaking calling us to the service Loving us, our neighbors each of us worthy life by the creator in relationship to be November 24, 2009 http://www.theshackbook.com/ The Shack, by William P. Young...
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Poetry Where You Live (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Letting go of our anger, giving forgiveness the shackles keeping us from life pain of our past so long ago, remembered carried through too many of our days life more richly, brighter, worth living opened up when we let go of our pain The past cannot be changed we must go onward the forgiveness we give gives us new life November 24, 2009 http://www.theshackbook.com/ The Shack, by William P. Young...
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Poetry Where You Live (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The thought of God dancing three partners, like ribbons flowing to the music the song of creation, ringing, singing all around, dancing, flowing, spinning creating, saving, guiding all love, all divine, together, one, whirling twirling, to the dance of love November 24, 2009 http://www.theshackbook.com/ The Shack, by William P. Young
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Poetry Where You Live (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... in relationship we all find our place November 22, 2009 http://www.theshackbook.com/ The Shack, by William P. Young
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Poetry Where You Live (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Understanding love, true love, in its nature without condition nothing in the way no matter the hurt, the history no agenda, nothing expected love given freely, ever freely from deep within our hearts November 24, 2009 http://www.theshackbook.com/ The Shack, by William P. Young Chapter 12, “In the Belly of the Beast”
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Poetry Where You Live (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
in the people, the reality of the church the bride of the savior, each one of us a part not the buildings, the institutions only the loving, the beating hearts November 24, 2009 http://www.theshackbook.com/ The Shack, by William P. Young Chapter 12, “In the Belly of the Beast” & hymn, “We are the Church”, United Methodist Hymnal # 558
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Poetry Where You Live (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
embedded in the dust the lives of the saints before us part of our forefathers, mothers in the soil from which we rise our seeds growing, our faith abiding moving in the clay, our lives shaped and molded the saints within us given life by God November 24, 2009 http://www.theshackbook.com/ The Shack, by William P. Young (see page 178) & Ecclesiastes 12:7b and Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 Genesis...
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Poetry Where You Live (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The soil, the good soil of our lives the seeds, our faith, growing within us embraced by the saints those who have turned to dust part of the good soil the nourishing earth the clay from which we are formed part of us, within our physical selves embraced by the saints all of our days November 24, 2009 http://www.theshackbook.com/ The Shack, by William P. Young (see page 178) & Ecclesiastes...
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Poetry Where You Live (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
The dance of love three faces, manifestations together one, in relationship equal, sharing, abiding connected in ways we cannot understand a glimpse of meaning God is love, not merely loving, God is father, son, holy spirit each love, loving, one another symmetry, dancing, singing, laughing, love divine November 24, 2009 http://www.theshackbook.com/ The Shack, by William P. Young
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Forensics & Faith (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
ECPA's "November List" and CBA's "December List" both reflect sales in the month of October. Books appearing on one list and not the other are highlighted in blue. ECPA (Numbers in parentheses reflect placement on ECPA's Top 50 List ) 1. (4) The Shack, William P. Young, Windblown Media 2. (5) The Missing, Beverly Lewis, Bethany/Baker 3. (6) Intervention, Terri Blackstock,...
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Poetry Where You Live (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Not a Christian, not other label a disciple of Christ, in how we show love caring wholly, for the needs of another holding nothing back giving of ourselves caring for our brothers, our sisters for we are all children of the father entering in to relationships out of unmerited love November 22, 2009 http://www.theshackbook.com/ The Shack, by William P. Young
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Poetry Where You Live (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
An understanding of God essence of love all revealed in relationship; not in institutions, labels, rules, much more, more profound in relationship, caring, giving, offering oneself such is the understanding of God in relationship alone November 22, 2009 http://www.theshackbook.com/ The Shack, by William P. Young