There was a time when pub brawls broke out over the “Trinity”, the idea that God exists as a being in community; Three Persons in a Oneness of other-centered, self-giving love. If you have read The Shack, Cross Roads or Eve, you know that the Trinity is of central significanceRead More
The Performance Principle.
Religion in the second half of life is finally not a moral matter; it’s a mystical matter. You can’t keep making all of life a question of what you’re doing, your moral proficiency and perfection. Paul calls this approach “the Law”; I call it the performance principle. Almost all ofRead More
The Humanity of The Shack.
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by John Fuller on his podcast, ‘Are You Real?’ In the interview, I was asked to share my story – what some of my struggles were, what inspired me to write The Shack, what my life looks like now, and more. MayRead More
Love Is Who You Are.
Love is not really an action that you do. Love is what and who you are, in your deepest essence. Love is a place that already exists inside of you, but is also greater than you. That’s the paradox. It’s within you and yet beyond you. This creates a senseRead More