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Rachel N.
A series of essays about how the author and his friends have grown in their christian faith. It took me awhile to get into the style of the book becuase the chapters don't really flow into each other. I do like the fact that he is really about loving everyone no matter what they believe which is something I try to do in my life. I also liked the story he told of setting up a confession booth where he and his friends confessed their sins to strangers. This is something I dodn't know that I could ...more
Felicia follum
Feb 20, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
I like Donald Miller. he is real. He loves people and struggles with some of the same issues that I do. He likes hippies and likes gay people. He loves the "down and out" like jesus, but like me he has a dificult time loving the majority of religious people. That is somthing I have been working on for a about a year or so. Hmm yeah. It was good!!! read it...I think I am going to read through painted deserts next...but I need to borrow it...hmmm well later ...more
Kelli
Loved this book. When I finished it, I read it again. Humerous, easy to read with a stealthy depth.

2012- Just read this for the third time. This feels like light reading as you reading but the thoughts that are initiated are not light. I still found this entertaining and challenging on the third read.
erin
Jul 13, 2007 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Wes F
Feb 23, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Carol
May 01, 2008 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Meghan
Oct 29, 2008 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Jessica
May 10, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Chantal
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Tatiana
Sep 23, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Ginger
Feb 11, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Laura
Jan 08, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Kristen
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Jules
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Keeley
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Brenda
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Mansir
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Curlysue
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Lori
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