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Blue Like Jazz

Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

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Blue Like Jazz

Written by: Donald Miller
Narrated by: Donald Miller
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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.

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I really liked this book. I'm not religious, or even very spiritual myself, so having Christian spirituality presented to me the way the author went about it was like a breath of fresh air. At no point did it feel like the author was trying to push any sort of agenda, rather he told a beautiful story about how his life experiences (as well as the experiences of many others he was involved with) were able to relate deeply to the stories of the bible. I've never personally read too deeply into Christian spirituality or the bible, but after reading this book I'll be making an effort to take the time to do so.

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I truly loved reading this book and struggled to only give the author a 4/5 for overall marks. I hope he's not offended by it because I loved the book. I think he's a brilliant writer and I'm going to listen to more of his books. I just found myself a little frustrated with his viewpoint at times. I hope I word this well. In the book, Donald repeatedly accuses people in the church of being judgemental. Although I understand why he felt that, I kept wanting to say, "Don't you realize you're judging people in the church?". I can see because of his childhood hurts that he often went into situations expecting to be rejected and then felt that. Like when he went to the camp unshowered and when that girl tried to welcome him he reacted like a prickly pear. Growing up in my church there were two men, one who was off and on homeless. They smelled horrible, but they kept coming back because of the love and assistance our church gave them. I know that the church can be judgemental thought, because it's full of people, and people aren't perfect. Most of the people that I know in the church come with the same kind of baggage that Donald has, myself included. We are all broken and we all are just trying our best to live right before God. Some living too strict, some living too loose. Neither is God's best in my opinion. I do want to thank Donald for being honest and authentic. It was so refreshing and thought provking! #Audible1

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