The Shack

Chapter 4

Summary Notes:

· Missy is gone from the camp.

· Mack promising things to God as he prays to find Missy (p46).

· It looks like the Little Ladykiller has taken Missy (p52).

· Mack pours out his sorrow to Nan, and she tries to hold him together (p54).

· Vicki and Sarah weep and pray with Nan. Sarah sings to Nan to comfort (p55)

· Mack wishes he could turn into a big unfeeling rock (p62).

· The trail leads to the shack, where they find Missy’s bloody dress (p63).

· Mack tries to do the right thing by re-engaging his family (p64).

· Nan doesn’t blame Mack in any way (p64).

· Mack can’t let himself off the hook (p64).

· Mack tries to have an unfeeling faith, and feels guilty if he’s happy (p65).

· Mack desperate to believe the note is real. Seminary taught that God stopped talking to people (p65).

· Mack feels like a screw-up, and is sick of God. Maybe God might love Nan, but look where it got him (p66).

Splinters from “Shaq:”

1. Do you ever promise things to God when you pray in desperation?

2. Do you have friends that will “weep and pray” with you? Would you let them?

3. If your wife “lost” your daughter on a camping trip, would you react in the same non-blaming manner as Nan did with Mack?

4. Why is “unfeeling” so appealing? (a rhyme) Do you wish you could be that way?

5. Do you feel like a screw-up that God probably doesn’t love, and would never talk directly to? (Romans 5:8)