Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted
during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally
murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness,
Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him
back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he
arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his
darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's
world forever.
"When the imagination of a writer
and the passion of a theologian cross-fertilize the result is a
novel on the order of The Shack. This book has the potential to
do for our generation what John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress did
for his. It's that good!" - Eugene Peterson Translator of "The
Message"
Die vertaling het gewerk en ons kry die een na die ander getuienis dat Afrikaans sprekendes die vertaling geweldig geniet. Die boek is nog steeds besig om lewens om te keer.
Die hoeveelheid wat verkopp is binne 6 maande is 'n rekord vir Afrikaanse vertalings - dit spreek vanself.
Almal wat die Afrikaanse vertaling van 'The Shack' lees, vind dit 'n besondere maklike vertaling wat lekker lees. Baie mense wat die boek in Engels gelees het, voel dat hulle ondervinding oneindig verryk is deur die boek weer in hulle moedertaal te lees.
Hier is 'n voorbeeld van 'n gesprek tussen Jesus en Mack:
“So, wat is ek veronderstel om nou te doen”?
“Net wat jy al klaar besig is om te doen. Leer om te leef asof jy geliefd is. Dis 'n konsep wat nie maklik vir die mens is om te aanvaar nie. Julle kry baie swaar om julleself met mekaar te deel.” Hy glimlag en gaan dan aan. “Ons wil graag hê dat jy terugdraai na ons toe, en dan sal ons kom en ons tuismaak binne-in jou. Ons wil ons lewe met jou deel. Dis 'n werklike vriendskap, nie 'n verbeeldingsmaatjie nie. Ons bedoeling is om hierdie lewe, jou lewe, saam te ervaar in deurlopende gesprek soos reisgenote. Jy deel dan in ons wysheid, en leer om lief te hê met ons liefde en ons deel in jou mor en kla en teëpraat ...”
So
you DON'T want to GO TO CHURCH anymore BUY NOW By Jake Colsen
Stephan's comment:
This book is not a critique on the church. It is a call to authentic and spontaneous relationship with Jesus that will eventually replace the bondage of religion in all our lives - whether we go to chruch or not. This is a MUST READ for the serious pilgrim.
What would you do if you met someone you thought just might be
one of Jesus’ original disciples still living in the 21st
Century? That’s Jake’s dilemma as he meets a man who
talks of Jesus as if he had known him personally. This is Jake’s
compelling journal that chronicles thirteen conversations with his
newfound friend over a four-year period and how those exchanges
turn Jake’s world upside-down. With his help, Jake faces his
darkest fears, struggles through brutal circumstances and comes
out on the other side in the joy and freedom he always dreamed was
possible.
After 36 yearsof being a Christian and pastoring a church for 16 years, the Holy Spirit used this book to open my eyes to the real character of God. I found out that He IS love and that He loves extravagantly. Linda and I learnt to live loved and it changed our lives. This is the theology behind The Shack, written by the writer who took the rough manuscript of The Shack and produced the best seller we know today.
Wayne
Jacobsen wanders the world helping people sort out how to live deeply
in the life of Jesus. Formerly a Contributing Editor to Leadership
Journal, he has written numerous books on spiritual intimacy
and relational church life, including So You Don't Want to Go
to Church Anymore, under the penname Jake Colsen. You
can find his other books, blog, and articles at lifestream.org,
and his weekly podcast at thegodjourney.com.
He resides in Moorpark, CA with his wife Sara.
WILLIAM P.
YOUNG author of The Shack.
For those of us who are longing to "live loved", i can
not recommend a better follow-up to The Shack than this book. It
is an exploration and adventure into the heart of the God we hoped
was truly there and who loves each of us in particular with an everlasting
love.
Beginning with God's simple command to "love one another", this book shows you how to create authentic and loving relationships and communities. In a fast-paced culture that values independence and autonomy, the principles of "one anothering" can transform your relationships and broaden your community of true friends. You'll learn new methods for opening doors to deeper friendships and meaningful interactions with strangers. If you seek to strengthen relationships with other believers, you'll learn how to be the church rather than just go to church. This book helps you to avoid the pitfalls of judging others and inspires you to engage people with love, acceptance, kindness, and respect.
This book really helped me to find freedom to exercise the gifts and trust Jesus for miracles. It is well written with many illustrations and is an easy read.
How good is Jesus' Good News? Are you stirred by persistent hope that it was intended to be far better than what you are experiencing? That it can make a real difference in your world?
The refreshing mix of real life stories and sound theology makes Naturally Supernatural immediately accessible.
This 'must read' will revive your hope that:
God can work in and through us more powerfully than we can imagine.
The life of Jesus is accessible, and
We get to join in the demonstration of this Good News.
God may be closer than you think!
Gary Best and his wife are National Team Leaders of the Vineyard family of churches in Canada.
Widely illustrated with present day stories, Gary's book brings heaven to earth and shows that Jesus makes the supernatural natural for all believers even today - Jackie Pullinger-To - St. Stephan's Society, Hong Kong.
BUILDING A LIFE OF INTIMACY AND PARTNERSHIP WITH GOD
By Frank DeCenso
Stephan's comment:
I found Frank's approach easy and foundational for those who desire to build intimacy with Jesus. This may be too basic for those who are schooled in the practice of the presence of God but for those who are seeking more, it will be an excellent foundation to build on..
Frank DeCenso has written a gem of a book that exposes the heart of an empowered life. We live day by day out of our abiding relationship with Christ as we walk through His world in the routines and when facing the challenges of life. Also, he demonstrated that our ministry to others flow from an uninterrupted relationship with Christ. We all need to be confronted with these basics, no matter how long we have been Christ followers or how much theological education we have received." Dr. Eddie Gibbs - Senior Professor of Church Growth Fuller Seminary. Author of "Church Next, Leadership Next: Changing Leaders in a Changing Culture", and "Emerging Churches".
Price per disc: R180
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Both "He loves me" and "So you don't want to go to church anymore" audio books by Wayne Jacobsen in mp3 format.
This means that you cannot play it in your normal CD player but in your computer or in a CD player that can handle mp3 format discs.
Price: R180 incl. shipping in SA.
At this price for BOTH books, it is a great proposition.
An instrumental CD collection with the words of the songs included for reflection.
Songs by Chris DuPre
Performed by Pianist Luke Hendrickson
A beautiful aid to meditation on the love of the Father BUY NOW
In all my years I have never known anyone who has been exempt from pain. The question then arises, "Does God understand my pain, and if so, is He really good?" If I try to see God only through my triumphs or my tragedies, I will forever fall short of seeing His true nature. I actually need to do the reverse. It's in pursuing Him, knowing His heart, and His intent for me that I gain understanding of my success or my affliction. This instrumental CD collection (lyrics included inside) speaks of God's love and desire for us. From the perspective of a father, a lover, my friend and king, these songs are meant to reveal the greatness and beauty of God. It's that knowledge that anchors us in times of disappointment and pain. As Paul the Apostle says, our hope is found when our eyes truly see the length, the width, the depth and the height of God's love for us as His children. Chris duPre.
DVD with Wayne Jacobsen
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Sharing in the Father's affection. A 45 minute DVD by Wayne Jacobsen.
Speaker/author Wayne Jacobsen shares at a gathering in California and weaves a story of what it looks like to live a life enveloped by the affection of a loving Heavenly Father.
In this 45 minute DVD you will discover what it means to live loved and how to move closer to the reality of experiencing the love of Father God.
God's love is not dependent on our works. Instead, God loves us no matter what, even WITH our sin and not inspite of it and He delights in us in ways that we never dreamed possible.
Wayne is the author of the brilliant "He loves me" and "So you don't want to go to church anymore" and in this DVD he interacts with his audience in his usual highly entertaining style and communicates the gist of the message God has called him to bring to the world.