Recommended Reading -- The Shack

Posted by Laddie Blaskowski on Jun 13, 2008

As my wife will attest, I seldom read books that aren’t about business. As a business consultant, I just like business and those are the books I’m normally drawn to. But when a good friend, who happens to be an extremely dynamic and successful businessperson, recently recommended that I read a book called The Shack (by William P. Young), I immediately went out and bought a copy.

When I brought it home, my wife was so excited to read it too that she and I ended up in a tug-of-war, with the book in the middle. So, we’ve been passing it back and forth, each sneaking stolen moments here and there to read this extremely fascinating, thought-provoking and entertaining book (which is now fairly high on various best-seller lists).

The Shack is a novel about a man who suffers unspeakable tragedy. His daughter has been abducted and evidence is found at a shack in the woods that indicates she has been killed. In the midst of his pain and turmoil, he receives an invitation to meet with God at the shack. The book goes on to explore his meeting with God and gives beautiful insight as to why God allows bad things to happen. I wholeheartedly recommend it as an entertaining summer read. You can buy it on Amazon.com or through the author’s website at The Shack.