Christian Women's Book Club

I heard The Shack might be turned into a movie........might be difficult with all the theological discussions.......but I'd love to see the special effects!

Finished the Shack today and am still kind of stunned.  Very interesting and very enlightening.  Makes you really think.  I have got to send a copy to my son, maybe he will do some soul searching.  hugs and goodnight.

I'm going to read it a second time - I raced through it at first - some of the theological discussions seemed a bit "stilted" to me.......but that's because I'm more of a poet at heart, lol. I wasn't very good at Bible studies either - but my heart sings when I listen to the gospels!

You know, afer reading the Shack, I wonder if there is a portal where we can see down here some, there are so many possibilities of what heaven will and can be like.  That we will actually get to meet our guardian angels.  What a thought.

You know when Jesus's mother Mary told him they had run out of wine at the wedding feast and before he turned the pots of water into fine wine, Mary told the servents whatever he says just do it.  That reminds me that in this day and age the bible tells us how to live and I tell myself be like Mary, whatever Jesus says do it, just do it.  Never question, just do it.  almost like a Niki commercial.  Just do it.

Everyone have a great Sunday afternoon.

i believe there is a portal that our loved ones can see through.  There are no tears in heaven, so they must see the "big picture"  of what our lives will be until we get to heaven.  I love the thought that my loved ones can enjoy my happy times.  I loved The Shack and think everyone should read it.  I am now starting Karen Kingsbury's new series "Take One"  I've only read the first chapter.  I also picked up Ted Dekker's new book "Boneman's Daughter"  I love Ted Dekker books.

Yes  Ted Dekker is a Christian writer.  99% of the books I read are by Christian writers. If you have never read Ted Dekker, he writes about super natural things but it all points to Jesus. If you don't like the weird and "what if" things, you probably wouldn't like his books.

I love Ted Dekker and read anything by him that I can get my hands on.  he is an amazing writer.  I have not read bonemans daughter yet.  A man called blessed was the last one I read and I couldn't believe the power of the holy spirit that kept them safe in the dessert and also made them invisible when the really bad men were trying to find them.  You just had to believe.

the one I read before that was Adam about spiritual warfare.

You know also the man on the matt, that has been bedridden for 30 someodd years was waiting on the porch by the pool that the first one in after the water ripples is suppose to be healed but he whined to Jesus that he was so sick, he had no one to help him even get in the pool to try to be healed.  Jesus told that man pick up your matt and go and you know what that man did, he did what Jesus said.  He picked up his matt and left, no questions asked.  So we can just do it, we can just pick up our matt and go. Edited to say this one is from the bible.

Hope everyone has a great evening.  Jazzy girl is is so good to see you, have been missing you bunches.

Love the song! kids sang in youth choir, one of the favorites

I love Koonz and yes have noticed a change in his writing, I think I have probably read all of them except the new one.  I am a fan of odd Thomas and his ghost dog and elvis also.  Have never really thought about any christian aspects of his books but now that you mentioned it starting with the odd thomas series it is evil vs good.  Thanks for getting me thinking.

Do you guys remember the man with the very sick son and he walked a long distance to bring Jesus to his home and heal his son?  He found Jesus and Jesus told him, "Go your son will live" he trusted Jesus so much that he went about his errands and didn't hurry home.  I wish we all could have that kind of faith.  Sometimes we just seem to want an answer right not but we get it in Gods time, not ours.  Just a thought going through my head.

Oh Deb, hope the chemo goes smoothly, I always take a bag with a book, a snack, a drink and cards in case I felt like sending someone something.  they also had snack and drinks in the chemo room.  Hope you have someone to go with you.  gentle hugs.