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Mar 17, 2017 · But whilst audiences are able to relish in the spiritual and uplifting undertones of the story, it has somewhat proven to be a bit of a controversial storm amongst its critics. Based on the New York Times best-selling novel, The Shack takes us on a mourning father’s tragic yet inspirational journey.
Mar 3, 2017 · Of course, thanks to the book’s extensive fanbase, there is an excellent chance that “The Shack” will make more money in its first weekend than “Silence” did in its entire run—a thought depressing enough to inspire spiritual crises in any number of moviegoers.
May 29, 2017 · Starring Aussie Sam Worthington as ‘Mack’, The Shack takes us on a father’s uplifting spiritual journey. After suffering a family tragedy, Mack spirals into depression, questioning his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter from God, inviting him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
Mar 20, 2017 · The movie opens with a young 13-year-old Mack, who grows up with an alcoholic, abusive father who, while a church-going, believing Christian, regularly beats him and his mother. The only comfort shown to Mack is from the African American family servant played by Octavia Spencer.
- Where Is God in Suffering?
- God Doesn’T Cause Our pain. He Wants to Heal it.
- Drawing Near in Suffering
Where is God in the midst of suffering? If God is real and He’s good, why does He allow evil and pain to exist? It’s the overarching question of The Shack, and one of human existence. Mack wrestled with this question as he processed the tragedy of his daughter’s death. It’s a question you and I wrestle with everyday as we live our lives and observe...
Throughout Mack’s time at the shack, God walks Mack through several conversations about His character, good and evil. God takes Mack on several journeys helping him process his pain, his anger at God, his tough questions and his unforgiveness. It reveals a powerful truth about God. God doesn’t cause our pain. He wants to heal it. One of the main ac...
I encourage you to wrestle with these concepts in studying the Bible and in raw conversation with God. Don’t just wrestle with the intellectual part of it but with the way it affects your heart, how you view God and how you’ve processed suffering in your own life. It’s a vital conversation with God. No matter where you are in journey of faith, this...
Mar 2, 2017 · Based on the best-selling novel by author William P. Young, The Shack tells the story of Mack Phillips (Sam Worthington) who, after suffering a family tragedy, goes on a spiritual journey that...
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Mar 2, 2017 · We do not need a wilderness shack to hear from God. He gave us his word, through his appointed prophets and apostles in the Great Book, and he gave us the Spirit to illumine and apply our hearing. In short, the voices in your head are not God; they are you.
