Ben Witherington has the most balanced review I’ve seen of The Shack, including this bit on the institutional church:
There is no such thing in heaven or on earth as an organism
We spent Sunday night in beautiful Grand Manan Island, the largest island in the Bay of Fundy.
Monday morning came early. We were scheduled to take a tour to Machias Seal Island to
George Whitefield (1714-1770) didn’t start out as much of a preacher. After his first sermon, someone complained to the bishop that Whitefield’s sermon had driven 15 people mad.
In the years