As I started reading, I wasn't sure I was going to like it. His style is, well, different than most spirituality books I've read. For one, he writes very casually and pretty much writes as (presumably) he would talk. For someone like me with a case of ADHD, Donald Miller is breath of fresh air. It appears that he writes his random thought streams as they come to him. (In other words, he writes like I think - a bit scattered!).
Once I got into to the book, I couldn't put it down. He writes about the essentials of faith using real life illustrations and experiences in a funny, raw, humble, earthy way. Like many in my generation, Miller is not so sure about all the junk that goes along with "organized religion." (You know, the junk like bureaucracy, politics, bigotry, discrimination, self-righteousness, etc.) I like the way he doesn't beat around the bush about it. I wish I would be more brave and authentic about what bothers me about "church" world.
Nonetheless, if you want a refreshing and easy read that speaks volumes about Christian spirituality using nonreligious themes and narrative prose, then this is a book you want to read! But be warned: if you are easily offended by progressive ideas, you will be challenged and changed (but read it anyway because it will be good for you)!
Here's a quote that I especially love:
“I was watching BET one night, and they were interviewing a man about jazz music. He said jazz music was invented by the first generation out of slavery. I thought that was beautiful because, while it is music, it is very hard to put on paper; it is so much more a language of the souul… The first generation out of slavery invented jazz music. It is a music birthed out of freedom. And that is the closest thing I know to Christian spirituality . A music birthed out of freedom. Everybody sings their song the way they feel it, everybody closes their eyes and lifts up their hands.”
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