I originally wrote the following thoughts back in late March 2017, when the movie and book discussed below had just been released. I didn't post it to the blog at that time because emotions about the movie were high (one person on Facebook blocked me when he disagreed with my conclusions in a discussion group for ministers). But now I think the time is right.
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There has been lots of discussion and debate the past couple
of weeks concerning the movie The Shack. Some people say the movie (and the novel it is adapted from) changed their
relationship with God. When people who carefully scrutinize the story point out
theological errors in it, fans will say things like, “It’s based on a novel,
it’s not meant to be taken literally,” or “Mack’s encounter in the shack is
just a dream, stop making such a big deal out of it.”
