Wm. Paul Young

NY Times Best-Selling Author

God is Not White.

I was talking with a man a few days ago who began the conversation with, “I didn’t like your portrayal of God the Father in The Shack.” “Really?” I responded. “Was it the woman part or the black part?” As you can imagine I get a great deal of feedbackRead More

How to Parent by Participation.

I have visited South Korea only twice in my life, once shortly after The Shack was released in Korea and the second time after Cross Roads. I don’t speak as an expert in anything Korean; I am only able to offer some observations from an outsider. I will say thatRead More

God & Politics.

I have a confession to make. This is not the sort of confession that stems from secrets and lies and hidden things; I’ve already confessed all that stuff. This one, in some senses, is far more dangerous, a sword that cuts both ways. You see, I don’t believe that GodRead More

Transformation is More Than a Change of Mind.

For much of my life, I’ve been trying to facilitate transformation—conversion, change of consciousness, change of mind—with various strategies and formats. The transformed mind lets you see how you process what’s coming at you. It’s of supreme value because it allows you to step back from your own personal processorRead More

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