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Why Remembering Is Such a Big Deal
Z quotes David Powlison on why remembering is such a big deal in the Bible.
Last Words
Over at 10MillionWords I wrote a review of George Carlin’s autobiography Last Words. “In the end, Carlin did not live long enough to finish his memoirs. Someone had to piece together his notes, fill in the relevant details, and send them out to the publisher. He died in 2008 at the age of 71. He went to stand before the God he denied, the God he despised (funny, isn’t it, how you can so despise someone you insist does not exist), the God he made a career out of mocking and belittling.”
I Am Not Who You Think I Am
Writing at CT, Katherine Jeffrey situates The Shack in the Christian literary landscape. It’s quite a good review.
Michael Oh On Reconciliation
“Michael Oh uses his own history of anger toward the Japanese to explain that reconciliation begins with a personal conviction of sin. As a Korean-American pastor and missionary to Japan, he has learned that we who are loved undeservedly must love unreservedly.”
Z quotes David Powlison on why remembering is such a big deal in the Bible.
Last Words
Over at 10MillionWords I wrote a review of George Carlin’s autobiography Last Words. “In the end, Carlin did not live long enough to finish his memoirs. Someone had to piece together his notes, fill in the relevant details, and send them out to the publisher. He died in 2008 at the age of 71. He went to stand before the God he denied, the God he despised (funny, isn’t it, how you can so despise someone you insist does not exist), the God he made a career out of mocking and belittling.”
I Am Not Who You Think I Am
Writing at CT, Katherine Jeffrey situates The Shack in the Christian literary landscape. It’s quite a good review.
Michael Oh On Reconciliation
“Michael Oh uses his own history of anger toward the Japanese to explain that reconciliation begins with a personal conviction of sin. As a Korean-American pastor and missionary to Japan, he has learned that we who are loved undeservedly must love unreservedly.”
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Comments (3)
That Katherine Jeffrey review is perhaps the most well-thought through review of the Shack I have read (no offense to Tim ;-)). I appreciated how she reviewed the novel in its proper context: as literature, rather than theology, but also exposed how even in a literary context, it conveys a message about God that’s not reflective of Scripture. Even-handed and nuanced review.
The Shack just won’t go away. Thanks for the link. That was a well done review. I posted an portion of it on my blog. I have friends who liked this crazy book. I am bewildered that people are blessed by this writing. I am either way too into the truth, so much so, that it is an unhealthy thing, if this book indeed is a fine book, or other people are missing some Christian brain cells.
I was at Urbana and was blown away (and still am) by Michael Oh’s testimony and sharing. His conviction of sin is genuine and brought me to tears as I reflected on my own sin and what I need to face in order to truly walk unreservedly with Christ.