Some of my long time readers will know that my most successful book (by a country mile) was a companion to the phenomenally popular 2007 novel The Shack. William Paul Young’s novel told the unlikely story about a grieving father spending a weekend with the Trinity at the cabin where his beloved daughter was murdered. The […]
William Paul Young
All about Eve: Wm. Paul Young Speaking in Edmonton
William Paul Young’s first book, The Shack, sold enough copies to give everyone in Australia a copy. His second book, Cross Roads, returned him to the New York Times Bestseller list. Likewise for his latest book Eve which is just out this month. Not only is Paul an engaging and provocative writer: he’s also an […]
“The Lovely Bones,” and why Roger Ebert will not like a film version of “The Shack”
This article was originally published at The Christian Post in January 2010. Film critic Roger Ebert clearly did not like the film adaptation of Alice Sebold’s The Lovely Bones. While I haven’t read the book or seen the movie, I certainly found Ebert’s review revealing. Ebert is one of the most interesting film critics to […]
Can Christians call God ‘Mother’?
* This is a repost of an article which appeared on The Christian Post in September, 2009. Much of the controversy that has been stirred up by William Paul Young’s bestselling novel The Shack relates to the depiction of God the Father as an African American woman and the Spirit as an Asian woman. With […]
The Shack under Attack? A Response to Mark Driscoll
Back in April of 2009 I offered a response to Pastor Mark Driscoll’s 8 minute response to William Paul Young’s bestselling novel The Shack which has sold over ten million copies. Driscoll’s screed, which was posted on Youtube and viewed hundreds of thousands of times, accused The Shack of four major heresies including modalism and goddess worship. I rebut both of those […]