Charlie Wear’s Notes

I finished reading William Young’s, The Shack, yesterday. All I can say is, "Wow." This is one of those books that will make you laugh and cry and think really hard. We published a review and an interview on Next-Wave in October 2007, but I didn’t get around to getting a copy until about a week ago. Reading this book had a profound effect on me that I am going to be processing for some time to come. The insights it contains into the very nature of God are amazing. Beyond all of this, it is very well-written. I have no doubt that it is going to continue to have an amazing impact.
700 Club Interview:

My friend, Bill Dahl, has published The Porpoise Diving Life, the Book on the Internet. Whatever you do, don’t read it! Here are some very good reasons for not reading it: 1) Bill is not a megachurch pastor; 2) Bill is not a famous best-selling author; 3) Bill does not have a goatee, nor does he wear a beret. Bill is just a radical follower of Jesus. Having never been paid to do ministry, he just does it because he wants to be obedient to God. If you have found your true purpose in life and are living in ecstatic fulfillment of it, you will find this book irrelevant and boring. If you have times of disappointment, depression, and difficulty in your journey of faith, then stay away from it, you may find your true "porpoise." Besides, should you read a book written by a guy who wears snorkeling equipment to stand in the bushes? Come on…