Searching For God Knows What
During my springtime blog silence, I finished a few books that I need to synopsisize and reviewerize. This was the 3rd Donald Miller book I’ve read, and I have to say that I can’t get enough of his style. It is so honest and free. It’s like he has this point that he is getting to, but you’re not sure if he really knows what it is because the points that build to it just meander along until all of a sudden, you’re like “this crap makes sense.” Well, maybe not those words exactly, but that’s kind of how I think. I know that there are some ‘good’ books out there that outline the why of life, but this one really kicks you in the teeth. It’s so subtle in how it guides you, and in how it builds. There are two points near the end that I really loved what Don was saying.
In my opinion, if you hate somebody because they are different from you, you’d best get on your knees and repent until you can say you love them, until you have gotten your soul right with Christ.
I can’t say this clearly enough: If we are preaching morality without Christ, and using war rhetoric to communicate a battle mentality, we are fighting on Satan’s side. This battle we are in is a battle against the principalities of darkness, not against people who are different from us. In war you shoot the enemy, not the hostage.
And also:
It is true that people need Jesus, not religion. And yet at times I am concerned our most passionate missionary endeavors are more concerned with redeeming our identity as Christians within the lifeboat than with presenting Jesus to a world looking for a God.
I fully recommend it to people in all walks of life. The way Donald writes just poses questions and ideas in a way that gets you to think about everything you know and things you’ve never thought of before.
On a side note, a good friend of mine, John Niemeyer, was helping set up a school in Uganda and while he was there, he hung out with Don for a couple days. I asked John if Don was as cool in person, and he said that he totally is. I’m just a little bit jealous.