William P. Young's The Shack is the most engaging book I have read in ten years. My wife and I have given away a couple dozen copies (so far!) and are recommending it to all our friends.

This isn't "dry, boring theology"; it is a novel. It pulls together in a creative way some healthy insights about the nature and activity of God in order to tackle the problem of human suffering. You owe it to yourself to read this book. My guess is that you will wind up sharing it with your friends and inviting them to discuss it with you. Click here to order.



This Week's Fax of Life

HOW MONEY BUYS HAPPINESS
Researchers at Harvard Business School and the University of British Columbia are challenging the old, shop-worn thesis that money can’t buy happiness.[more]

This Week's Sermon

LOVING THE PERSON WHO ISN'T "ONE OF US"
The best way for the church to get clear about our mission in the world is to study the life of Jesus.[more]



GOD GETS MAD
When God sees someone abusing his wife, betraying her husband, corrupting a child, or otherwise perpetrating injustice, it makes him mad[more]

MARKS OF A WELL-LIVED LIFE
Doc died recently, and I was honored to be part of a memorial service for him yesterday. It was a celebration. It was fun.[more]

THE POWER OF HUMAN KINDNESS
It is naïve to think there is never a time when force will be required or when legitimate power has to exert itself.[more]

FAITH DURING THE DRY SEASONS
My friend wrote me about his marriage. “It is a dry season for us,” he admitted to me as a confidant.[more]