The Shack, eh?

An older, church-going friend of mine has been bugging me to get my hands on a copy of The Shack for months. So, I finally set some time aside and read it this week.
Although I would have taken a slightly different angle, William Young illuminated some of life’s greatest mysteries–from horrendous human loss to God’s Trinitarian relationship.
It was great.
Want to know my favorite part?
It’s Jesus’ response to Mack’s query about why he doesn’t command the two foot long trout to bite his hook or jump in the boat:
Jesus says, “But what would be the fun in that, eh?” (p. 177).
The Shack confirms it; Jesus speaks Canadian.

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