I'm sure different parts of Miller's story will resonate with different people, and there may be things I overlooked now that might strike me as significant later, or vice versa. Sure, at times it sounded like Miller was trying a little too hard to create his own Traveling Mercies (and he admits this was part of his intention), but overall it was a straightforward, unadorned look into the thoughts and feelings of another pilgrim searching for the path, and it did what I think a good autobiography or memoir should do: it made me feel a little less alone.

But I found this book profound in its simplicity and helpful in many ways. Any Christian book that does well on sales whose author is still living generally makes me suspicious.

I'd see it in the bookstore as an assigned text for a class I wasn't taking, glance at the pretty blue cover and think, 'I should get around to that someday.' As it turns out, 'someday' was dictated by the Kindle version being on sale and me needing something other than school-related books to read before classes start. Blue Like Jazz is a gentle, honest resource for those curious about the Christian faith, or new to it, and offers a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality, by Donald Millerīlue Like Jazz (Thomas Nelson, 2003) is one of those books I've thought vaguely I should read for a few years now. discover how the Christian faith is still relevant in a postmodern culture learn how to have a genuine encounter with a God who is real and enjoy a renewed sense of passion for your life. In this intimate, non-judgmental, and soul-searching account, Miller describes his remarkable journey with and back to the infinitely loving God, helping you. However, within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned out, and, once again, far away from God. When he came to know Jesus, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. When he grew older, he ran all the way to the least-religious university in the US: Rice College in Portland, Oregon. But that was before any of this happened.' Donald Miller was raised in a strict Texas denomination where he was only vaguely familiar with a distant God. I used to not like God because God didn't resolve.

It is as if they are showing you the way. 'I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve.Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself.

The runaway New York Times bestseller that became a cornerstone of Christian nonfiction, Blue Like Jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.

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