After a shaky, but eventually successful launch into the world of literature, young has published his second novel, cross roads, through faithwords. Cross roads follows anthony tony spencer, an egotistical businessman that went from being a poor foster child to a successful. The music podcast from two best buds think millennial artist spotlight hosted by brandon. Crossroads 2012 was written by paul young a few years after the shack. Young, the author, takes a shot at the bible and opens the door for extrabiblical revelation a key component to his story line. Cross roads by william paul young free ebooks download. It follows that the main theme of the book is religion, particularly. To write cross roads, he went on a retreat and churned out 35,000 words in 11 days.
His other works include crossroads and the soon to be released, eve. Paul young has been called a heretic for the ways he vividly portrays god s love. That book, of course, was the shack, now in production as a motion picture. Young is one of the highly renowned novelists from canada, who has written some of the most popular books based on the suspense, christian fiction, and christian fantasy genres.
Admittedly, cross roads is definitely intended for the christian market, but christians at least this one want. Buy a cheap copy of cross roads book by william paul young. One of the biggest publishing phenomena of late, the shack by wm. From the author of the 18 million copy bestseller, the shack. When i started reading this book, young introduces the main character, tony. Paul young or simply paul young, born may 11, 1955 is a canadian author. November 2008 if you were to describe your responsibilities at crossroads in one sentence, what would it be. The powerful story found in cross roads inspired and encouraged readers around the world. William paul young was born a canadian and raised among a stone age.
Paul young, who also wrote the phenomenal bestseller, the shack. Theres a sense of what stephen king calls author intrusion and much of the writing feels like young was trying to show off. Anthony spencer is egotistical, proud of being a selfmade business. This is a book that is spiritually sound and especially motivational in the area of selfexamination for those who are seekers or hav been damaged by addiction andor traumatic life experience. Youre going to yearn to cross roads to share this gift with others. The shack foreword and chapters 1 3 summary and analysis. Pdf crossroads william paul young epub cross roads by wm.
Cross roads by the author of the shack wm paul young. But shes used to my capricious, intellectual aversion to popular books, so she didnt press it. Paul young, is similar to his first book the shack in that the holy trinity has a starring role in the book. At crossroads, we believe that longterm empowerment programs plus consistent positive relationships are the keys to transforming youth who risk being defined by their past into young adults capable of defining their futures. I have discussed that book elsewhere, and now i turn to cross roads, young s recently released novel. Crossroads, a five issue limited series from first comics. In this book, author young described the life of the main character named anthony spencer. The success of his first book meant young no longer needed a day job. Moira brown speaks with william paul young about his journey from cleaning toilets to becoming a bestselling author for the shack and now crossroads wm. Cross roads is a broader story and in some respects its a better story just because ive grown some, young told walden media president michael flaherty during an interview webcast live on tuesday. William paul young, bestselling author of the shack with 18 million copies sold, released his second book, cross roads, this week and said that his new book may even be better than his first.
After reading cross roads, i went down stairs and picked up the bible to see if the same relational unconditionallovefilled god that william young writes about in his books is the same god that the apostle paul presents in his letter to the romans. Cross roads is a broader story and in some respects its a better story just because ive grown some, young told walden media president michael. Anthony spencer is egotistical, proud of being a selfmade business success at the peak of his game, even though the cost of winning was painfully high. Cross roads book by william paul young thriftbooks. The crossroads, a childrens novel by chris grabenstein. Paul young generated discussion among people all over the world, selling over 18 million copies. With his open, revealing style he takes the themes of the shack and his readers, on a new and unexpected journey.
He wrote the novels the shack, cross roads and eve. He is introduced as a proud, self made businessman, who has achieved great heights in the game. Young is the oldest of four, born may 11, 1955, in grande prairie, alberta, canada, but the majority of his first decade was lived with. What i anticipated, that this would be a real eye openeran in your face rewrite of biblical truth along the lines of universal reconciliation ur, is exactly this. His other works include crossroads and the soon to be released. The shack author william paul young says second book. Cross roads by william p young book cover, description, publication history. Young uses this device effectively in the shack, but perhaps it is just a tad tiresome when he uses it again in this book. Admittedly, cross roads is definitely intended for the christian market, but christians at. A few of his standalone novels are very popular, including cross roads, eve, and the shack. He is a writer, known for the shack 2017, cosmos at.
Sep 16, 2015 young shot to fame in 2007 after a book he wrote for his children was picked up by a publisher and became a multimilliondollar bestseller. Baxters book, the shack revisited, is the single best book written about the shack. In 2006, at his wifes urging, he sat down to write a book for his children as a christmas present. Youngs second book, cross roads, was published on november, 2012 by faithwords. William paul young, author of the international bestseller the shack, tells a story of the incremental transformation of a man caught in the torments of his own creation, somewhere between heaven and earth. Now, cross roads reflections provides an opportunity for you to revisit tony and his redemption journey in a fresh and unique way. William paul young personal site william paul young is an author of canadian origin whose bestknown work is the novel that moved countless people across the world, the shack. More than 18 million copies later, young had an international bestseller which touched the lives of people all over the globe. Paul young was born a canadian and raised among a stone age tribe by his missionary parents in the highlands of former new guinea.
William paul young is an author of canadian origin whose bestknown work is the novel that moved countless people across the world, the shack. Cross roads is a 2012 christian fiction novel by author william p. Youngs first book, the shack, was denounced by many fundamentalists as heretical. Thanks also to our northwest area family of friends, the closners, fosters, westons, graves, huffs, troy brummell, don miller, goffs, marykay larson, sands, jordans, the ne folks as well as early readercritics larry gillis, dale bruneski, and wes and linda. I really disliked him and wanted to see him stopped from his awful doings.
Then my critique followsnot chapter by chapter but according to topic. Yes, i even enjoyed his book the shack, and i enjoyed immensely his latest book cross roads. Nov 15, 2012 william paul young, bestselling author of the shack with 18 million copies sold, released his second book, cross roads, this week and said that his new book may even be better than his first. Writing what was intended to be a christmas gift for his children more than a decade ago, his book, the shack, eventually turned. In setting up the character of anthony spencer, young uses far too many metaphors and the opening section of the book feels like hes trying too hard to write well. Sep 21, 2012 a version of this article appeared in the 09242012 issue of publishers weekly under the headline. This book was published in 2012 by the faithwords publication. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Paul young, author of the international bestseller, the shack, tells a story of the incremental transformation of a man caught in the torments of his own creation, somewhere between heaven and earth. Young wrote the novel for his children to explain his thoughts on god and his theological convictions.
William paul young, author of the international bestseller the shack, tells a story of the incremental transformation of a man caught in the torments of his own creation, somewhere between heaven and. In my book, burning down the shack, in the introduction, i documented my personal history with the author of the shack, p young, and showed how the author wasnt being totally forthcoming in public interviews when he said he has nothing to hide, esp. This first edition copy of cross roads has been personally autographed by william paul young. Nov 27, 2012 author william paul young discusses differences between his new novel and his bestselling sensation, the shack, the process of transformation and the meaning of the title cross roads. Cross roads, christian fiction by william paul young. Dec 31, 2012 one of the biggest publishing phenomena of late, the shack by wm. Crossroads series, a high fantasy series of books written by kate elliott as god commands italian. About cross roads anthony spencer is egotistical, proud of being a selfmade business success at the peak. The book was released on november, 2012 by faithwords and centers on a selfcentered businessman who discovers another world after being struck comatose by a sudden ailment summary. Youngs eve was released on september 15, 2015 by howard books. A cerebral hemorrhage leaves tony comatose in a hospital icu. Lies we believe about god book by william paul young. Buy cross roads by william p young online at alibris. Ravi zacharias, from the same denomination as young and myself, said it was soft heresy, while michael youssef counted no less than thirteen heresies in the bestseller.
Im certain these good people will find similar heresies in cross roads. The book was released on november, 2012 by faithwords and centers on a selfcentered businessman who discovers another world after being struck comatose by a sudden ailment. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cross roads. William paul young is the true definition of an accidental author. Transformation without work and pain, without suffering, without a sense of loss is just an illusion of true change. Kjv deluxe reference bible, giant print, personal size, burgundy imitation leather, red letter edition. Admittedly, cross roads is definitely intended for the christian market, but christians at least this one want something fresh, too. The book tells the story about an actual note, written to the storys main character, mack phillips. He also published a second book, crossroads, in 20, which i have not read. Could it be that god thought so much of his son paul and his book that he said, i want the world to read this. The shack author william paul young says second book better. Wm paul young is the author of number one new york times best selling book, the shack. The shack author at a crossroads with new book program director.
He suffered great loss as a child and young adult and now enjoys the wastefulness of grace with his family in the pacific northwest. I avoided his bestseller, the shack, when everyone in my congregation was reading it and my wife was telling me how good it was. Never in the profound depths of his imagination did william paul young suspect what the last six years of his life would bring. William paul young s first novel, the shack, was a publishing phenomenon. Youngs other two novels crossroads, 2012, and eve, 2015 are filled, like the shack, with put downs or questioning of the same biblical core. This is a book that is spiritually sound and especially motivational in the area of selfexamination for those who are seekers or hav. The shack author at a crossroads with new book book by chris carpenter program director. Explore our list of christian books and grow your christian faith with books on spiritual growth, discipleship, and christian living for men, women, couples, parents, teens, and children. Young was born on may 11, 1955 in grande prairie, alberta, canada. I lead our staff in visionstrategy development, pray for our church and preach on sunday mornings.