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Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality [Paperback]

Donald Miller (Author)
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Release Date: July 17 2003

I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesnt resolve. I used to not like God because God didnt resolve. But that was before any of this happened. ?Donald Miller

In Donald Millers 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.

For anyone wondering if the Christian faith is still relevant in a postmodern culture.

For anyone thirsting for a genuine encounter with a God who is real.

For anyone yearning for a renewed sense of passion in  life.

Blue Like Jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.

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Miller (Prayer and the Art of Volkswagen Maintenance) is a young writer, speaker and campus ministry leader. An earnest evangelical who nearly lost his faith, he went on a spiritual journey, found some progressive politics and most importantly, discovered Jesus' relevance for everyday life. This book, in its own elliptical way, tells the tale of that journey. But the narrative is episodic rather than linear, Miller's style evocative rather than rational and his analysis personally revealing rather than profoundly insightful. As such, it offers a postmodern riff on the classic evangelical presentation of the Gospel, complete with a concluding call to commitment. Written as a series of short essays on vaguely theological topics (faith, grace, belief, confession, church), and disguised theological topics (magic, romance, shifts, money), it is at times plodding or simplistic (how to go to church and not get angry? "pray... and go to the church God shows you"), and sometimes falls into merely self-indulgent musing. But more often Miller is enjoyably clever, and his story is telling and beautiful, even poignant. (The story of the reverse confession booth is worth the price of the book.) The title is meant to be evocative, and 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.
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Donald Miller is a speaker, founder of The Mentoring Project, and author of A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, Blue Like Jazz, Searching for God Knows What, Through Painted Deserts, and Father Fiction.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta read it! July 17 2004
By jeremy knodel
Format:Paperback
If you are looking for a book on spiritual things and just want someone to talk to you about living like Jesus, not "6 steps to..." Don Miller will take you on a journey - much like sitting down for a coffee with him and help you understand what it is you have been missing so far in life... read it. laugh. hear what God has been trying to tell ya for a long time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Strange name but amazing resource Feb 14 2013
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I am always on the look out for resources to encourage me and the people in my life. I was alerted to this resource by many influential people I admire mentioning this book. i kept getting confused with Dan Miller of 48 Days To Th Work You Love. Having just listened to both I can highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in exploring what Christian Spirituality is all about.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I will never look at penguins the same way again... July 8 2004
By M. McAllister
Format:Paperback
This is one of those book. You know, one of those books that you refer to as "One of those books" in that reading it is an experience and it has really spoken to you.
Not only does Donald Miller have a tremendous sense of humor, he has the ability to find profundity in the most unlikely of things(penguine sex).
This is a very funny as well as convicting book that will both challenge and encourage you to seek out God rather than establishments and conventions.
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4.0 out of 5 stars still current
This book, though a few years old now, is still as current as the day it was written. A good, relatively fast read for anyone who is open to exploring faith as part of a well... Read more
Published 17 months ago by zoncust
4.0 out of 5 stars This Book has Several Things going for it .....
1. This is a flow of consciousness type book which offers some very honest and personal insights from a talented writer.

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Published on Sep 26 2009 by B. Breen
5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a book that I can relate to
Those who have read Miller's PRAYER AND THE ART OF VOLKSWAGEN MAINTENANCE (a take off on "Zen and the art of Motercycle Maintenance) will appreciate his BLUE LIKE JAZZ. Read more
Published on Nov 13 2007 by Asia
4.0 out of 5 stars An essential - challenges and makes you laugh
I've noticed that Christians today seem to fall into two broad groups: those who feel tied to the "Religious right" and those who really wish that people didn't associate... Read more
Published on Feb 16 2006 by Jocelyn Tomkinson
4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing thoughts on Christian Spirituality
I didn't give it a 5-star because I think the title threw me off a bit. I would never pick up a book with this title. Read more
Published on Nov 15 2005
2.0 out of 5 stars Nonreligious Christian Spirituality?
This is an entertaining book. At times amusing, at times insightful, Miller offers a gonzo-style approach to Christian spirituality. Read more
Published on Nov 14 2004 by Brent Wittmeier
5.0 out of 5 stars one of my favorites
this author is definitly one of my favorite authors of all time, along w/ mike yaconelli and phillip yancey. Read more
Published on July 18 2004 by Daniel S. Vore
4.0 out of 5 stars Better read back to front
I must admit I found myself growing weary of the author's musings. Okay life is tough and some people are hard to get along with and things don't always work out smoothly. Read more
Published on Jun 21 2004 by Mike Whitesell
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book that needed a better proofreader
Loved this book, one of the few I have reread. He writes so honestly and lyrically about the struggles of being a Christian, particularly in this culture, where coolness is... Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004 by Book Lover
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Take on Gen-X Spirituality
I enjoyed Mr. Miller's last book "Prayer and the Art of Volkswagen Maintenance", so when I found out that he'd written another tome on Christian spirituality, I had to... Read more
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