Questions Chapter 1-6
1. Does the idea of God a character in the book, or God's first-person voice, bother you? Why or why not?

2. Why is God portrayed as a woman, what reasons does God give Mack?

3. Why do you think Mack's encounter with God took place at the shack? If God were to invite you somewhere, where would it be? (In other words, where is the center of your doubt and pain)?

4. How is Young's description of God different from your concept of God? What parts of his description did you like and what parts didn't you like?

5. How do you reconcile a loving God in a world full of evil, like that which happened to Missy?