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Anyone recognise this Christian book

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happyinherts · 14/08/2023 20:37

A long shot. A paperback book, Christian. One of the stories in it is about God going into churches, until he comes to one 'that has balloons' anyone know the books name?

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Purpleavocado · 14/08/2023 20:46

Chat GPT is very good for identifying books. This is what it says
The book you're referring to is likely "The Shack" by William P. Young. It's a Christian novel that includes a scene where the protagonist meets God in a shack, and there is a mention of a church with balloons. Is this the book you were thinking of?

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happyinherts · 14/08/2023 21:05

Chat GPT couldn't help - I don't know either. It's for a family member. I'll pass on your suggestion. Thank you.

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Switcherooza · 14/08/2023 21:41

Could be something by Peter Dehaan or Brian McLaren?

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PrimitivePerson · 31/10/2023 11:18

Purpleavocado · 14/08/2023 20:46

Chat GPT is very good for identifying books. This is what it says
The book you're referring to is likely "The Shack" by William P. Young. It's a Christian novel that includes a scene where the protagonist meets God in a shack, and there is a mention of a church with balloons. Is this the book you were thinking of?

Oh, good grief. The Shack is just about the worst pile of excrement I've ever read in my life.

Mazuslongtoenail · 31/10/2023 11:20

It’s not the Shack.

@PrimitivePerson I should have hated it, but I found it really stuck with me. Enjoy isn’t the right word but more than a decade later I think of it and am very glad I read it. (I’m an atheist.)

PrimitivePerson · 31/10/2023 11:22

Mazuslongtoenail · 31/10/2023 11:20

It’s not the Shack.

@PrimitivePerson I should have hated it, but I found it really stuck with me. Enjoy isn’t the right word but more than a decade later I think of it and am very glad I read it. (I’m an atheist.)

I thought it was full of schmaltz, sentimental nonsense and was very unsubtly trying to convert people by being manipulative and dishonest.

I'm a religious abuse survivor so my tolerance of that is zero.

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