Some will say I am nit-picking—but I am at a friend’s house and the author of The Shack is on.

I’m sure its an awesome book from what is being said about relationships and experiences with God, But there are some things being said that sound a little off to me. For instance, the author claims to teach about The Trinity—yet he says God, Son, and Holy Spirit are all Jesus. (Christians believe God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit are all God but not the other way around). The author also believes that Jesus is “The Creator” whereas John and Hebrews both make it clear that Christ is the word or logos of God—the medium THROUGH which the universe was created, but not the creator behind the word, The author does not believe that Hell is separation from God but more like what I understand Catholics believe about purgatory.— that we should want to go to hell to get all that is impure burned out of us and that God will continue pursuing us.

As a Moravian / Salem Brethren with ties to both liberals and evangelicals, I heard some really good stuff about relationships that I think all Christians should discuss—but with a grain of salt—regarding doctrine and definition of God.

Let me also add here that I LOVE George Burns and John Denver in Oh GOD! and even some of the insights that it makes—but don’t regard it as a Christian movie. Even so, I hope God is kinda like George Burns. Oy!