Best-selling author visits Rail Trail Cafe

Oct 1, 2022 | 8:00 AM

A New York Times best-selling author surprised some locals on Friday at the Rail Trail Cafe in Coldstream.

William Paul Young was in the Vernon area visiting some family and friends on his way to Kelowna where he is presenting over the weekend.

Young, a Canadian writer who came to prominence and climbed the Times list when he wrote The Shack, will be at Metro Community’s Metro Hub on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m., to discuss his career.

The Shack recalls the story of a friend who experienced something incredible. After this friend (named Mack) tragically loses his daughter during a holiday outing,

The book tells the moving story of how Mack’s sadness is overcome by a miraculous and wonderful experience.

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The overarching theme of the book is that beyond the tragedies of this life there is a loving God who can and will (eventually) make sense of it all.

One of Paul’s most powerful teachings is about wholeness. He best describes this by bringing home the point that “the truth of your being (love and joy) must match the way of your being.”

Tickets to see Young in Kelowna are $30 with more information here.