Don't get me wrong. There's plenty in The Shack that, in BW3's words, "needs to make a pit stop for some more theological tune ups."

But then there are some moments where you just gotta stop and say, "Bullseye!"

Here are my top 10 said moments...

10. "...I don’t need to punish people for sin. Sin is its own punishment, devouring you from the inside. It is not my purpose to punish it; it’s my joy to cure it."

9. "Seriously, my life was not meant to be an example to copy. Being my follower is not trying ‘to be like Jesus’ ... I came to give you life, real life, my life. We will come and live our life inside of you, so that you begin to see with our eyes, and hear with our ears, and touch with our hands, and think like we do. But, we will never force that union on you."

8. "Judgment is not about destruction, but about setting things right."

7. "I’ve never taken control of your choices or forced you to do anything…To force my will on you is exactly what love does not do."

6. "Papa has never needed evil to accomplish His good purposes."

5. "Just because I work incredible good out of unspeakable tragedies doesn’t mean I orchestrate the tragedies."

4. "God, the servant....It is more truly God, my servant."

3. "The real underlying flaw in your life is that you don't think I am good. If you knew I was good and that everything-the means, the ends, and all the processes of individual lives-is all covered by my goodness, then while you might not always understand what I am doing, you would trust me. But you don't."

2. "Evil is a word we use to describe the absence of Good, just as we use darkness to describe the absence of Light or death to describe the absence of Life. Both evil and darkness can only be understood in relation to Light and Good; they do not have an actual existence. I am Light and I am Good. I am Love and there is no darkness in me. Light and Good actually exist. So, removing yourself from me will plunge you into darkness. Declaring independence from me will result in evil because apart from me, you can only draw upon yourself . That is death because you have separated yourself form me: Life."

1. "When we see each other or are apart, there is expectancy of being together, of laughing and talking. That expectancy has no concrete definition; it is alive and dynamic and everything that emerges from our being together is a unique give shared by no one else. But what happens if I change that 'expectancy' to an 'expectation'-spoken or unspoken? Suddenly, law has entered into our relationship. You are now expected to perform in a way that meets my expectations. Our living friendship rapidly deteriorates into a dead thing with rules and requirements."

Thoughts?

Grace and Peace,
Raffi