Paul Young, author of the THE SHACK, called Standing WIth Hope’s radio show for family caregivers. In a powerful conversation, we discussed the book and the movie.
With gentleness and frankness, Paul shares his heart, the origins of THE SHACK, and a message of encouragement for Caregivers.
Peter Rosenberger
“Any healthy family moves at the speed of the slowest. When church becomes an institution, it doesn’t care about the slowest—because it’s an institution. Institutions don’t have real life. And we’ve got to remember that the church has always been about people. So we need to change the way that we relate. We need to understand that we’ve got to slow down the pace. So that we can move also at the speed of the slowest.
And the other thing too, is that we’re not designed for isolation. We’re made in the image of a God that has never been alone. “Aloneness” doesn’t exist within the Imago Dei (the image of God) that we’re made in, and we’re not designed for it. We need community, and you cannot do this stuff by yourself.
The thing about it is, we’ve lied (and been lied to) so long about the goodness of God, that we don’t believe it anymore. And, you can’t run to God as a source of comfort, if He is the source of our pain. You can’t trust someone who’s not good all the time. And part of all that I’m trying to say is, ‘..this is a God who is good all the time …and involved in the details of our lives.'” –Paul Young, Author, THE SHACK
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Hope, Peter Rosenberger hosts a weekly radio show for family caregivers.
Peter brings more than thirty years of experience as a caregiver for his wife, Gracie, through a medical nightmare. His show brings hard-won insights, practical help, and Peter’s outrageous humor. Each week, Peter demonstrates the possibility of a calmer, healthier, and even more joyful life as caregivers.
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My son Maurice Carter handed me your book to read one year before he passed. He was a writer of gospel music and a background singing for Wy. Judd.I went to see the movie it was very good. I cried, it hurt. I remember he handed me your book and ask me to read it. I guess it hurt because it brought that memory back again of him asking me to read the book.