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In this Things Above conversation, James Bryan Smith interviews William Paul Young. Paul is best known for his book The Shack which has sold over a million copies. Young is a native of Alberta, Canada and now lives in Washington with his wife Kim. He is also the author of The Crossroads, Eve and Lies We Believe About God.
In this episode, Paul and James discuss the struggles that came with publishing The Shack as well as how it became such a huge success. Paul explains that he only intended to write The Shack for his kids and how he never expected it to become as big as it did. James asks Paul to give us a deeper explanation about his writing process and how it impacts his faith life.
Later on in the conversation, Paul gives us a few examples from his life where he struggled with his faith and how he was able to find God during those difficult moments. Paul and James both give explanations about how we can experience trinitarian reality in our daily lives.
If you are interested in seeing Paul in person he will be speaking and leading a workshop at The Apprentice Gathering 2019. Register here!
Enjoyed this conversation? Listen to other Things Above Conversations here:
1.Things Above Conversation with Emily P. Freeman Part 1
2.Things Above Conversation with John Ortberg
3.Things Above Conversation with Brian Zahnd Part 1
4.Conversation with Jen Pollock Michel
5. Conversation with A.J. Swoboda
This was one of the most fascinating conversations that I’d heard in a long, long time. Like Young’s Mom, I thought that “The Shack” was heresy too at first, and I also didn’t want to read a story involving a murdered child. But I did eventually read the book, and I didn’t find it heretical, and it made me think a lot . . . especially “outside the box” but not outside the Bible. Now I want to go back and read “The Shack” again. Thank you for the spiritual uplift this conversation was for my wife and me as we listened. Also thank you for the incidental reference to Bruce Cockburn whom I hadn’t listened to since the late 1970s and his one U.S. hit “Wondering Where The Lions Are.” Now my iPhone is full of Cockburn’s wonderful music, poetry, philosophy, and theology. In fact, we’re going to go see him when he plays a gig in Scottsdale, AZ, this coming November. God bless your upcoming Apprentice Workshop. You should try to lure Cockburn there for a surprise session! https://youtu.be/L6Lpx6JIMmk
Thankyou so much for this! wondering where or how or if, I can get a transcript of this episode.