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Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

by Donald Miller

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Donald Miller?s fresh and original voice may change the way Christians view the "status quo" faith and build a bridge to seekers who believe that organized religion doesn?t meet their spiritual needs.

"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn?t resolve....I used to not like God because God didn?t resolve. But that was before any of this happened." In Donald Miller?s early years, he was vaguely familiar with a distant God. But when he came to know Jesus Christ, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. Within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned out, and, once again, far away from God. In this intimate, soul-searching account, Miller describes his remarkable journey back to a culturally relevant, infinitely loving God.

Review:

"Miller is enjoyably clever, and his story is telling and beautiful, even poignant....the subtitle — "Non-Religious" thoughts about "Christian Spirituality" — indicates Miller's distrust of the institutional church and his desire to appeal to those experimenting with other flavors of spirituality." Publishers Weekly

Synopsis:

Miller's fresh and original voice may change the way Christians view the status quo of faith and build a bridge to seekers who believe that organized religion doesn't meet their needs.

About the Author

Donald Miller is a writer, campus ministry leader, and speaker. He is the author of Prayer and the Art of Volkswagen Maintenance, a road-trip narrative about a spiritual quest. His writing has appeared in periodicals such as New Man Magazine, Youthwalk, Believe Magazine, and Faith M.D. Miller is active in a small, but resilient and growing campus ministry at Reed College, which has the distinction of being ranked one of the most intellectual colleges and one of the most godless colleges in the country.

Table of Contents

Beginnings : God on a dirt road walking toward me — Problems : what I learned on television — Magic : the problem with Romeo — Shifts : find a penny — Faith : penguin sex — Redemption : the sexy carrots — Grace : the beggars' kingdom — Gods : our tiny invisible friends — Change : new starts at ancient faith — Belief : the birth of cool — Confession : coming out of the closet — Church : how I go without getting angry — Romance : meeting girls is easy — Alone : fifty-three years in space — Community : living with freaks — Money : thoughts on paying rent — Worship : the mystical wonder — Love : how to really love other people — Love : how to really love yourself — Jesus : the lines on his face.

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tessad, April 16, 2009 (view all comments by tessad)
I just finished reading Don's honest journey with his evolving spiritual journey. What an amazing story it was. So many times I felt like I was reading some of my own thoughts. I choose to stand in awe! I love Jesus and wish to abandon everything to follow Him and love Him with my every being. I love the vulnerability that is in Don's writing...it lets the reader know he is human and thus is vulnerable. He holds on to the hand of Jesus and gets through his questions, struggles and awkwardness. In the end he finds passionate love for the Jesus who is so many things and in different ways unique to each of us on our journey's. This is a must read book!
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meganpardue, June 5, 2008 (view all comments by meganpardue)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I think that Miller is honest and vulnerable in his writing about his thoughts on Spirituality, which offers a great challenge to myself and may others who struggle with the temptation to live "comfortably." My caution to readers regarding this book would be to take what he has to say as Miller has intended it to be read and communicated. I have heard some say that this book changed their life and all that they think about Christianity. I wouldn't say that's bad. I would however, encourage readers, to understand that this is his "Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality" as opposed to "The New Gospel for Young Adults as Dictated by Christ Himself".
I do commend Miller for this fantastic book and deeply appreciate his truthful struggle. None of us are perfect...it's about time somebody confessed it.
(I also loved the tidbits about living in Portland. It made me feel close to home when I was reading it from far away.)
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turkeyleg, December 11, 2006 (view all comments by turkeyleg)
This book is incredible! Donald Miller's words have painted a picture in my mind that has given me a whole new perception of God and faith!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780785263708
Subtitle:
Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality
Author:
Miller, Donald
Author:
Miller, Donald
Publisher:
Nelson Books
Location:
Nashville, Tenn.
Subject:
General
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Christian biography
Subject:
Authors, American
Subject:
Theology - Lay
Subject:
Spirituality - General
Subject:
Christianity - Discipleship
Subject:
Christianity - Christian Life - General
Subject:
Christian Ministry - Discipleship
Subject:
Christian biography -- United States.
Subject:
Miller, Donald
Copyright:
Series Volume:
no. 115
Publication Date:
July 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
8.51x5.45x.66 in. .62 lbs.

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