If you know me at all, you will know that I love all things created by Donald Miller. Who is Donald Miller you may ask? Only the best Christian author representing my generation of 30 something today. I fell in love with his first major novel Blue Like Jazz sometime last year and kept his book a best seller at the Borders I was working at because I bought a copy for anyone I thought might read it. It was powerful to me. I love Donald's writing so much that I just read his newest book which was written to men without fathers. I am not a man and I have a great father, but I am faithful and therefore I read To Own A Dragon. And the most interesting part of the book is that a girl with a great father got a ton out of this book.
I would have to say the most powerful part of the book is when Don is talking about his mentor John that he lived with. John had a young daughter who would prefer to eat chicken nuggets and French fries for every meal but because John and his wife had some sense and knew the child needed nutrients and more from food then chicken nuggets and French fries could give a growing child they insisted the child eat other foods. The little girl throws a temper tantrum and does not understand that her father is looking out for her and screams something to the extent of "why are you doing this to me?" Okay that is me. I have been screaming at God for a while "why are you doing this to me?" What seems painful is really him protecting me and knowing what is best. And sometimes we can't see pain for good, usually not till afterward. But this is where faith comes in and I have to believe that God is watching over me and knows more than me and knows what is good for me. Trust, oh that ugly word that I fight with often.
Thank you Donald for making me laugh very hard and also showing me a different perspective on God. Oh and Donald and some of his writer friends have this AWESOME online magazine that you have to check out. The articles and reviews are super great. I have enjoyed ever article that I have read so far. Burnside Writers Collective
Check it out. Let me know what you think. Oh and if you haven't read Blue Like Jazz , READ IT! And if you know me and need to borrow a copy I have some to loan.
5 comments:
that is too funny because there is a current debate at my new church about Blue Like Jazz. a bunch of people love miller and have even attended his writing workshops and and others cite his bad theology. anyway, i found it amusing to then see your glowing recommendation. but i guess a good author will do that, he'll make people talk about the issues, and for that, bravo miller.
well he never says he's a theologian. He's just a regular guy who has some great insight on the character of God. I wouldn't look to Miller for theology questions, and I doubt he would want me to.
right. that was the gist of the discussion. do you hold people accountable for theology or bad theology when they are writing for other purposes. anyway, interesting.
but i digress to ask you a nashvillian question.
friends of our are going down their for the weekend, what is the name of that church you were telling me about that's a who's who of CMM?
Well there is a few, I think I was talking about the City Church, which is kind of an underground church, meaning they don't advertise. It is on Sunday nights and it meets in another church I think. I can find out where the best place to see CMM people is. i have a friend with connections. I will prob talk to him tomorrow. He used to go to the City church as well.
thanks! you can email me if you want.
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