Articles for tag: The Shack

November 5, 2010

ByÂ Michael Mack How many people can you effectively lead, shepherd, and disciple? Eight? Ten? Twelve? Twenty? Let me ask the question another way: If you are to bear much fruit, fruit that will last . . . if youÂ are to see true transformation of people”s lives . . . if you are to see people develop into leaders so that you are multiplying your leadership . . . into how many people can you invest your life? Jesus formed a small group that would eventually change the world. But first, he called two sets of brothers: Simon Peter and Andrew,

May 2, 2010

Christian Standard

Prayer Worship & Prayer

“˜God, I Hate You!”

By John Mark Hicks Dear God, I hate you. Love, Madeleine. I meditated on this brief prayer (in Madeleine L”Engle”sÂ The Weather of the Heart) for months after I read it. Initially, I was horrified by how much I identified with the prayer. My first reaction was, “I get the point.” And so did Mack in William Young”s bestseller,Â The Shack. Mack had become “sick of God” in the years since Missy”s death. But at God”s invitation, he went to the shack where Missy was murdered, doubting whether it really was God who invited him. As he entered the shack for the

September 3, 2008

Christian Standard

Book Reviews Reviews

Our Online Review of a Best-seller

By Mark A. Taylor I”ve said more than once that some of the best writing sponsored by CHRISTIAN STANDARD doesn”t appear in the magazine! Our two bloggers, Arron Chambers and Jennifer Taylor, post thought-provoking commentary every week at our Web site. The following, posted by Jennifer July 26, is a good example. Â Â I”m a literary snob. It can”t be blamed entirely on my private school English lit degree; even as a child I eschewed Nancy Drew for Agatha Christie (thus learning words like eschew), and the passing years have only made me more selective. Life is too short