September 29th, 2008 
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Mackenzie Allen Philips’ youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness.
Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare.
What he finds there will change Mack’s world forever. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant “The Shack” wrestles with the timeless question, “Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?” The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You’ll want everyone you know to read this book!
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The Kindle 2 was delivered to me yesterday (I did not own the first Kindle– I wanted to own it but it was back ordered into next century). So, I purchased the Sony PRS-700 with the touchscreen when it debuted but I returned it (nice UI but the screen’s legibility was, unfortunately, poor). I replaced the PRS-700 with the PRS-505 and have been using that ever since (the 505 may not have the excellent UI of its successor but the screen is quite good).
When Amazon announced the Kindle 2 I quickly jumped on the bandwagon (the wireless delivery service and Amazon’s huge selection of books along with Kindle 2’s new UI and design were the factors that drove my decision). I have not been disappointed. Out-of-the-box the Kindle 2 was a delight to use. I pushed the “on” switch and the books that I pre-ordered from Amazon began to immediately download via Whispernet–within minutes 8 books appeared on my reader’s home page. It could not have been more simple! I find navigating the device (page turns, menus, etc.) to be effortless. The clarity of the screen is just as good if not better than the Sony’s 505 (which is quite good) and the speed with which the pages turn is more than satisfactory. The Kindle 2’s built-in dictionary is definitely a plus and it’s unbelievably fast!
As a high school teacher I’m a fan of anything or anyone that gets people reading more and the Kindle 2 certainly has demonstrated that potential. I am impressed and inspired by the many people who have written in about the original Kindle and the Kindle 2– clearly these devices have changed many people’s lives for the better and have brought them delight and satisfaction– that’s why I’m enkindled!