Finally to view upcoming "The Shack" movie...

I'm a real big fan of the "faith movies" that are being released and especially looking forward (with some trepidation) of viewing the movie "The Shack". I read the book some years ago when my children were younger and it's a story about every parent's nightmare of their child being abducted and what can happen as a result.

The book left a big impression on me at the time of what I would do and feel and the main character goes through what so many parents would experience in feelings of fear, then relief and anger but the story is actually a lot more in that it speaks about our relationship with God which is at the core of the movie.

It took some time to understand the gist of the book but I think the writer, William P. Young, thought it through and it is well crafted and is often confronting as it is tragic. The book itself is summarized as being "where tragedy confronts eternity" and I would definitely recommend reading the book before watching the movie to get full understanding of the intentions of the author.

The short bio in the book describes William P. Young as being a Canadian who was raised by missionary parents in the highlands of New Guinea. It says that he suffered loss as a child and young adult but lives with his family in the Pacific Northwest.

Definitely a book worth reading, and a movie worth watching as tragic as it may seem...