THE SHACK, THE TRINITY, AND THE SHEPHERD

Last summer while on vacation I read 'The Shack'.  My son in law, Mark Carroll, was reading it and it passed it on to me.  I liked it.  I say that knowing that I might be branded as an unlearned idiot.

This self-published book has sold millions and has come under a lot of criticism mainly because of the way it dares to present The Trinity.  (REMEMBER, IT IS FICTION)  God is 'Papa', a black female Aunt Jemima type of character that you quickly fall in love with; for instance, when Papa is in the kitchen preparing batter for a cake, the bowl slips and the Trinity, while laughing, are cleaning the floor. Jesus is a middle eastern carpenter.  The Holy Spirit is oriental.

The other day I read another review of the book by Gordan MacDonald (see link above).  His review expresses my thoughts on the book.  He raises the question about David (or was it the Holy Spirit?) portraying God as s Shepherd.  He wonders what the Theologians of David's day did with that image. I do too.