A friend who heard I was bringing Paul Young to Seattle this week asked me “is The Shack a true story?”

“No, it’s fiction” I responded

My friend was incredulous “What do you mean, it’s not true?”

“The details didn’t actually happen to Paul I explained but he has had his share of tragedy and loss which is where the story finds it’s energy”

I had the opportunity to meet Paul a little over a year ago. Not being a fiction reader I was not really “into” the book but after meeting him and hearing the story behind The Shack- I became a huge Paul Young fan.

Watch this short interview I did with him and I think you’ll
understand why.

Paul has graciously agreed to come to Seattle this Friday to meet with his fans (foes are also welcome)

Meet Paul in person this Friday @ 1PM at First United Methodist Church located at 180 Denny Way Seattle, WA 98109. Here’s their phone if you get lost: 206.622.7278

Paul is coming to hear your Stories From The Shack – how the book impacted or changed you or your friends and respond to your questions about the book (you may have heard it’s a bit controversial)

PS. At this point our special invitee has opted to not participate

In this video Paul goes into a little more detail as to what is motivating him to reach out to Mark Driscoll.

Paul Young Invites Mark Driscoll To Discuss Their Differences

There is some confusion as to whether or not Driscoll had actually read The Shack cover to cover before posting his “Don’t Read This Book” video.

(BTW some credit Driscoll’s non promotion as one of the primary reasons The Shack continued to be in the #1 sales position of the New York Times for 50 weeks)

Getting clarity on this issue is one of the questions I would like to ask Mark about at our event. If you know him or know the facts about whether or not he ever did or ever has actually read The Shack please enlighten us.