Leviticus 16 describes the ingenious ritual from which our word “scapegoating” originated. On the Day of Atonement, a priest laid hands on an “escaping” goat, placing all the sins of the Jewish people from the previous year onto the animal. Then the goat was beaten with reeds and thorns andRead More
Broken Together.
The weekend that The Shack movie released, I was honored to be part of a growing conversation hosted by New Canaan Society at their annual men’s conference in Washington DC. The theme of the weekend was Broken Together, which highlights two significant admissions: we men are broken human beings andRead More
My Favorite Reviews of The Shack Movie!
Much has been said about The Shack movie. But here are a few of my favorite reviews! + Some of our favorite moments from the movie! – Chip & Joanna Gaines + A Review of The Shack movie – Richard K. Murray, a practicing criminal-defense attorney in Dalton, GA. + My response toRead More
The Shack Movie Premiere: The Author’s Experience.
Those of you who know me well, understand that a red-carpet movie premiere is considerably outside my normal flannel-shirt-and-jeans-Pacific-NW world. The red carpet, more of a symbolic name because this carpet was green, is a photo and interview line. Lots of flashes and microphones and questions, before we entered intoRead More