![]() Albert Mohler, Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, wrote in his blog that " The Shack is a wake-up call for evangelical Christianity." His first book did not come without controversy. In 2006, Young worked with Wayne Jacobsen, Brad Cummings (both former pastors from Los Angeles) and Bobby Downes (filmmaker), to publish the book. He was encouraged by friends who read the book to publish it. The Shack was originally written as a Christmas gift for Young's six children without intending to publish the book. That is a nuance of Cross Roads that is deeper," he said. We're designed to do this in community because we were created inside community for community by community. "We are not designed to do this (life) by ourselves. While both fictional stories, The Shack is more about an individual's spiritual experience, while Cross Roads is about relationship within a community, Young explained. ![]() ![]() The event was co-hosted by the promotional company Brewing Culture and publishers FaithWords. " Cross Roads is a broader story and in some respects it's a better story just because I've grown some," Young told Walden Media president Michael Flaherty during an interview webcast live on Tuesday. ![]() ![]() William Paul Young, best-selling author of The Shack with 18 million copies sold, released his second book, Cross Roads, this week and said that his new book may even be better than his first. ![]()
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