Sarah Nyhan

Sojourner received an email from William Paul Young. The subject of the email was “Does ‘The Shack’ Teach Universalism?” She forwarded it to me and said, “Hmm, interesting. Just got this from Paul. Sounds like Papa was listening to our hearts”. The first few lines of the email from Paul were:

“We are in a time of intense transitions in the landscape of Western Theology.

“During such times, it is no surprise that precious people will jump to conclusions rather than spend the relational labor to explore a dearly loved assumption. It’s easier to categorize someone than get to know them, their children, their friends.

“Of course, I know to be gentle with those who get stuck in these ruts along the way; I was one of them. It usually means that we had further to go and had built up years of not asking questions for fear of being made to feel like a fool. Easier to yell louder than listen.

“I greatly appreciate it when someone actually takes the time to ask me personally and relationally what I am saying or writing, rather than assume what I mean.”