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REVIEW - Blue Like Jazz
By daniel | March 5, 2006
Blue Like Jazz, by Donald Miller, is a thing of beauty. I read this and found parts of my own journey all over the place, without feeling (at all) like there was a problem that my story differed from Don's. There are a few quotes I'd like to give you to give you a feel.
I was a fundamentalist Christian once. It lasted a summer. I was in that same phase of trying to discipline myself to 'behave' as if I loved the light and not 'behave' as if I loved the darkness. I used to get really ticked about preachers who talked too much about grace, because they tempted me to not be disicplined. I figured what people needed was a kick in the butt, and if I failed at godliness it was because those around me weren't trying hard enough. I believed that if word got out about grace, the whole church was going to turn into a brothel. I was a real jerk, I think.
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