Lies We Believe About God

William Paul Young was born in Canada and raised among a Stone Age tribe by his missionary parents in the highlands of former New Guinea. He suffered great loss as a child and young adult and now enjoys the “wastefulness of grace” with his family in the Pacific Northwest. He is the author of New York Times bestsellers, The Shack and Cross Roads.

Paul encourages us to think through beliefs we’ve presumed to be true and consider whether some might actually be false.Expounding on the compassion fans felt from the “Papa” portrayed in The Shack—now a major film starring Sam Worthington and Octavia Spencer—Paul encourages you to think anew about important issues including sin, religion, hell, politics, identity, creation, human rights, and helping us discover God’s deep and abiding love.. Paul Young portrayed the Triune God in ways that challenged our thinking—sometimes upending long-held beliefs, but always centered in the eternal, all-encompassing nature of God’s love.Now, in Wm. Paul Young’s first nonfiction book, he invites us to revisit our assumptions about God—this time using the Bible, theological discussion, and personal anecdotes. From the author of the bestselling novel The Shack and the New York Times bestsellers Cross Roads and Eve comes a compelling, conversational exploration of twenty-eight assumptions about God—assumptions that just might be keeping us from experiencing His unconditional, all-encompassing love.In his wildly popular novels

He is the author of New York Times bestsellers, The Shack and Cross Roads. He suffered great loss as a child and young adult and now enjoys the “wastefulness of grace” with his family in the Pacific Northwest. About the Author William Paul Young was born in Canada and raised among a Stone Age tribe by his missionary parents in the highlands of former New Guinea.

26 out of 28 Stars? Matthew Rose Below I will share my overall thoughts on WM. Paul Young's book Lies We Believe About God in summary format. I will utilize a green light, yellow light, red light format in my critique.Green Light (Stuff I really liked.GO!)1. The Tone- I liked the humble tone of the introduction (and carried through to the rest of the boo. TXBKLady said So maybe God does know who I really am (and *is* still actually "very fond" of me).. It's been mentioned in a previous review that few other books for sale on Amazon.com are so clearly divided between 5-star reviews and 1-star reviews. I give this book the highest rating because of what it has done for me - given me well-reasoned arguments that may finally supplant my life-long unrelenting anxiety in my u. Truth Is An Elusive Thing Lies We Believe About God is creating a stir. Martin Luther listed 95 Theses. Paul Young only lists 28 Lies. You would be hard-pressed to find another product on Amazon with Customer Reviews so evenly divided between 5-star and 1-star ratings, and nothing in between. Rotate the familiar yellow bar graph 90 degrees and it