false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165609725m/7214.jpg 7214 10 <p>"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.</p> 10352 17 7 2003 Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality total:8300|5:3120|4:3033|3:1544|2:456|1:147| 8300 33423 10777 1411 2 27 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Jul 10 08:25:38 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 10 18:44:37 -0700 2007 Blue Like Jazz on the 20th of July and it is now the 4th of October. I have four pages left and I'...more...]]> 3 20 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 01 16:24:41 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 17 07:28:42 -0700 2009 none of it is allegorical to MyFleshSingsOut. He doesn't even believe in evolution. Y...more...]]> 1 15 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 20:51:04 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 08:21:04 -0700 2009 Originally this got three stars, now it has one. The more I think about this book the more I realize that it is nearly as noxious as most evangelical attempts at converting someone. What makes Miller really any different from the whorish looking teenage girls mentioned further down? Whorish teena...more...]]> 2 8 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jul 04 08:07:07 -0700 2007 Sun Dec 23 22:32:20 -0800 2007
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So many friends had recommended it to me and when I started reading it, it was okay, but it didn't really grip my attention until the 3rd chapter.

The author tells a story about how Navy Seals go to rescue some prisoners of war. The hostages...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=7214