Anybody ever read this book? I just finished it today and want to see what everyone else has to say about it. I'll share my thoughts later
I read it all today, while I was working and that never happens with me and a book. I really liked how he emphasized loving yourself, because I too struggle with that. I also liked how he emphasized loving others and how we can accept them while at the same time, not condoning what they do. I think I'm gonna read it again, because I read through it so quickly today.HannahE said:I LOVE blue like jazz!! I got so many breakthroughs while reading that book. I loved how donald miller really emphasized the importance of loving ourselves. I used to hate myself but this book was an awesome testament to the importance of loving ourselves, if we want to truley and purely love others we must first love ourselves. Blue Like Jazz is definitely one of my favorite books. I also read Miller's book Searching for God Knows What which is just as good.
yes you definitely should! i read it twice and got tons out of it the second time also!ChildofGod1586 said:I read it all today, while I was working and that never happens with me and a book. I really liked how he emphasized loving yourself, because I too struggle with that. I also liked how he emphasized loving others and how we can accept them while at the same time, not condoning what they do. I think I'm gonna read it again, because I read through it so quickly today.
For me personally his ideas made a lot of sense and were pretty candid, but that is merely personal opinion and taste. I grew up in a conservative Baptist home, so I was fed a lot of the sugar-coated theology. I am not saying that his book contained a lot of theology but his ideas were ones that I had not really heard before. And I enjoyed reading it, because most of the other Christian books I had read were not nearly as well-written or thought-provoking.intricatic said:Eh, I didn't think he was either fresh, nor candid. His stuff reads like most of the new, "Purely Relational" pop-Christian authors out there. Although I did like the animations he used. The fact he likes Jazz is pretty groovy, too.
He definitely had a good angle with the experiential approach - but his failing, as I find with most relational, postmodern ideology, is in the idea that propositional structure to the gospel and theology is a bad thing, entirely. It sort of defeats the purpose of being a Christian.ChildofGod1586 said:For me personally his ideas made a lot of sense and were pretty candid, but that is merely personal opinion and taste. I grew up in a conservative Baptist home, so I was fed a lot of the sugar-coated theology. I am not saying that his book contained a lot of theology but his ideas were ones that I had not really heard before. And I enjoyed reading it, because most of the other Christian books I had read were not nearly as well-written or thought-provoking.
intricatic said:but his failing, as I find with most relational, postmodern ideology, is in the idea that propositional structure to the gospel and theology is a bad thing, entirely.
Which I'd have to assume would mean I'd be very into it, but then there's also a couple votes for:It seemed way too postmodern for my tastes.
HannahE said:I also read Miller's book Searching for God Knows What which is just as good.