December 3, 2011
Since the publication of William Young’s book The Shack in the light of my own personal journey into the world of spiritual recovery (which I experienced in 2008). I found much in Young’s novel that paralleled my own experience. It is now available on Amazon entitled: Meeting God at the Shack: A Journey into Spiritual Recovery. For […]
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Pastoral Care, Spirituality, Theology | Tagged: Addictions, Faith, Providence, Recovery, Shack, Spiritual Recovery, Suffering, Trinity, William P. Young, Workaholism |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 30, 2008
One of the most vivid scenes in Luke is Peter’s 3x denial, particularly “the look.” “The Lord turned around and looked straight at Peter” (Luke 22:61, GNB). The verbs are intensive, descriptive, and full of significance. “Turned around,” which is actually a participle in the Greek text, involves twisting or reversing; it is turning the back 180% […]
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Theology | Tagged: Betrayal, Bible-Luke, Condemantion, Denial, Disappointment, Forgiveness, God, Grace, Jesus, Peter, Punishment, Sadness, The Shack, William P. Young |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 26, 2008
[My book on the Shack is now available on Kindle.] The term kenosis comes from the classic Christological text in Philippians 2:7. The Greek verb kenoo is translated “made himself nothing” by the NIV and “emptied himself” by the NRSV. The term’s literal meaning is “empty or pour out” but the metaphorical meaning is “humbled.” […]
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Theology | Tagged: Christology, Communion, Emapthy, Empathy of God, Fellowship, Humiliation, Humility, Incarnation, Intimacy, Jesus, Kenosis, Kenotic, Logos, The Shack, Trinitarianism, Trinity, William P. Young |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 15, 2008
[My book on the Shack is now available on Kindle.] The portrayal of the Trinity in The Shack has come under two assaults from critics. Some suggest The Shack teaches modalism while others believe it teaches tritheism. The fact that such polar opposite accusations are present in the blog-o-sphere indicates….well, it is interesting to say the least. […]
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Theology | Tagged: Christology, God, Heresy, Love, Modalism, Orthodox, Patripassianism, Relationality, Relationship, Social Trinitarianism, The Shack, Trinitarianism, Trinity, Tritheism, Triune, William P. Young |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 13, 2008
[My book on the Shack is now available on Kindle.] One of the more striking dimensions of The Shack is the intimate picture Young paints of Mack’s relationship with the Triune God. This intimacy is portrayed through actions (eating, gardening, and cooking with God), language (“Papa”), and settings (lake, log cabin, garden). Relationality is at […]
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Theology | Tagged: God, Holiness, Intimacy, Love, The Shack, William P. Young, Wrath |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 9, 2008
[My book on the Shack is now available on Kindle.] One of the most striking features of Young’s parable is his depiction of the Father. This has occasioned criticism at several levels. Is it idolatry to portray the Father in such a manner? Does the female metaphor undermine the biblical image of the Father? Admittedly, […]
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Theology | Tagged: Father, Female, Gender, God, Male, Shack, The Shack, Theology, Trinity, William P. Young |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 8, 2008
[My book on the Shack is now available on Kindle.] If you are interested in a pastoral review of The Shack, that five part series begins here. While some have perhaps read The Shack as an actual account, the title page clearly identifies the piece as a “novel.” This is a fictional story. Young himself […]
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Pastoral Care, Theology | Tagged: Genre, Healing, Literature, Parable, Shack, The Shack, Theology, William P. Young, Woundedness, Wounds |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 6, 2008
[My book on the Shack is now available on Kindle.] I now come to the third theme in The Shack that I find both emotionally and theologically compelling. The first theme is God’s total delight in and fondness for his children no matter what their shacks look like. The second theme is that trusting in God’s goodness and loving purposes […]
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Pastoral Care, Personal, Spirituality | Tagged: Forgive, Forgiveness, Grace, Mercy, Revenge, Shack, The Shack, Vengeance, William P. Young |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
October 3, 2008
[My book on the Shack is now available on Kindle.] The first time I encountered the phrase “The Great Sadness” in The Shack it immediately resonated with me. I knew exactly what my own “Great Sadness” was though I did not as yet know what Mack’s was or what Young’s own personal sadness was. Grief Renders […]
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Pastoral Care, Personal, Spirituality | Tagged: Faith, Fear, Grief, Providence, Shack, Suffering, The Shack, Theodicy, Trust, William P. Young |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks