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Mentioned in 16 episodes
The Shack
Book • 2007
The Shack tells the story of Mackenzie Allen Phillips, a father of five, whose youngest daughter, Missy, is kidnapped and murdered during a family outing.
Years later, Mack receives a mysterious note from 'Papa' (God) inviting him to the shack where Missy's body was found.
There, Mack encounters three figures representing the Trinity: Papa (God the Father), Jesus, and Sarayu (the Holy Spirit).
Through conversations with them, Mack gains a new understanding of God's love, forgiveness, and the reasons behind suffering and evil.
The book explores themes of love, relationships, and the transformative power of redemption through forgiveness.
Years later, Mack receives a mysterious note from 'Papa' (God) inviting him to the shack where Missy's body was found.
There, Mack encounters three figures representing the Trinity: Papa (God the Father), Jesus, and Sarayu (the Holy Spirit).
Through conversations with them, Mack gains a new understanding of God's love, forgiveness, and the reasons behind suffering and evil.
The book explores themes of love, relationships, and the transformative power of redemption through forgiveness.
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Mentioned in 16 episodes
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as a book that got the author in trouble for its thesis that forgiveness trumps everything.

Ronald Rolheiser

213 snips
Conversation | Ronald Rolheiser on Giving Your Life Away
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as an example of a person whose adult children are exceptionally healthy.


Donald Miller

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Megyn Kelly

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Deportations, Dogs, and Designers - Megyn Kelly Answers Viewer and Listener Questions | Ep. 1222
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as being very similar to the work of Thomas Erskine.


C. Baxter Kruger

30 snips
Wm. Paul Young with C. Baxter Kruger / The Incarnation and Trust
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as his own novel that led to interactions with men on death row and inspired a sequel and related conversations about forgiveness and restoration.


Paul Young

20 snips
Wm. Paul Young, Martijn van Tilborgh & Matt Seifert / The Sacred Undoing
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as a popular book emphasizing forgiveness as central to Christian life.

Father Ron Rolheiser

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A Conversation Between Father Ronald Rolheiser and John Mark Comer
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as an example of a book that nobody wanted but sold millions of copies.


Preston Sprinkle

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A Raw Conversation about Manga and the Complex Life of a Creative: Street Hymns
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, who is planning a sequel due to his relationships with people on death row.


Paul Young

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Wm. Paul Young (part 2) / Jesus Is What God Is Like
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and 

regarding Jacobsen's role co-writing and publishing the widely sold novel.

Jim Ramos


Wayne Jacobsen

Moving Away From Performance Based Religion w/ Wayne Jacobsen EP 265
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who credits Paul Young for distinguishing between expectations and expectancy.


Michael John Cusick

Episode 356 - Letting Go of Control Through the Serenity Prayer



