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The runaway New York Times bestseller that became a cornerstone of Christian nonfiction, Blue Like Jazz is a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.

"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn't resolve…Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself. It is as if they are showing you the way. I used to not like God because God didn't resolve. But that was before any of this happened."

Donald Miller was raised in a strict Texas denomination where he was only vaguely familiar with a distant God. When he grew older, he ran all the way to the least-religious university in the US: Rice College in Portland, Oregon. Still, God pursued him. When he came to know Jesus, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. However, within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned out, and, once again, far away from God.

In this intimate, non-judgmental, and soul-searching account, Miller describes his remarkable journey with and back to the infinitely loving God, helping you…

discover how the Christian faith is still relevant in a postmodern culture;
learn how to have a genuine encounter with a God who is real; and
enjoy a renewed sense of passion for your life.

Blue Like Jazz is a gentle, honest resource for those curious about the Christian faith, or new to it, and offers a fresh and original perspective on life, love, and redemption.

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Thomas Nelson
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July 15, 2003
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Miller (Prayer and the Art of Volkswagen Maintenance) is a young writer, speaker and campus ministry leader. An earnest evangelical who nearly lost his faith, he went on a spiritual journey, found some progressive politics and most importantly, discovered Jesus' relevance for everyday life. This book, in its own elliptical way, tells the tale of that journey. But the narrative is episodic rather than linear, Miller's style evocative rather than rational and his analysis personally revealing rather than profoundly insightful. As such, it offers a postmodern riff on the classic evangelical presentation of the Gospel, complete with a concluding call to commitment. Written as a series of short essays on vaguely theological topics (faith, grace, belief, confession, church), and disguised theological topics (magic, romance, shifts, money), it is at times plodding or simplistic (how to go to church and not get angry? "pray... and go to the church God shows you"), and sometimes falls into merely self-indulgent musing. But more often Miller is enjoyably clever, and his story is telling and beautiful, even poignant. (The story of the reverse confession booth is worth the price of the book.) The title is meant to be evocative, and the subtitle-"Non-Religious" thoughts about "Christian Spirituality"-indicates Miller's distrust of the institutional church and his desire to appeal to those experimenting with other flavors of spirituality.
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About the Author

Donald Miller is the CEO of Business Made Simple, an online platform that teaches business professionals everything they need to know to grow a business and enhance their personal value on the open market. He is the host of the Business Made Simple podcast and is the author of several books, including the bestseller Building a StoryBrand. He lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, Elizabeth.

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ASIN : 0785263705
Publisher : Thomas Nelson (July 15, 2003)
Language : English
Paperback : 256 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780785263708
Item Weight : 8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #22,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #109 in Christian Discipleship (Books)
- #120 in Religious Leader Biographies
- #267 in Spiritual Self-Help (Books)

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D. Casey

Good story telling.

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2018

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Not for everyone. Author has been accused of being "works based".

I personally "get" what he is saying in the book. I feel like it's very deep thinking. The book is written somewhat biographically, while it tells stories from the authors life. Each chapter contains profound moments in the spiritual journey. Both the falls and the triumphs. I really like it, but I wouldn't suggest it to everyone because everyone seems to "have an opinion" and feel like they should criticize everything.

This book isn't written to tell anyone how to practice their faith. It's simply a story about this mans faith journey. I really enjoyed it, and benefited from it.

FYI: the movie SUCKS!!!! And strays from the noble points of the book quite dramatically!

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Reggae Girl

A most thought-provoking, even urgent, book for these times!

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2019

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This book captivated me; I ended up marking many passages and reading them to my husband. One day I was reading an excerpt to him in a restaurant. I had thought that my voice was audible only to my husband, but a man at the next table over heard what I read and inquired about the book so he could buy it!

One passage that I'll always remember is that the author, Mr. Miller, had the idea to set up a "confession booth" at a particularly wanton campus event at a liberal Western college. Most of us would think that this would mean that he, Mr. Miller, would hear confessions like a priest, but he did the confessing to students who stopped by! He confessed being ashamed of times he has not lived up to Christ's name and times that Christians collectively have not (e.g., the Crusades). He confessed a callous attitude toward injustice and the poor. The results of this project were amazing!

Another book that I found serendipitously after reading this one is a fine companion book, "Faith Unraveled," by Rachel Held Evans. Again, I was reading excerpts to my husband at the dining room table, in the car, and in restaurants. I think that these two books might give us some hope of actual civil dialogue again in our country, an art that, at this writing, is sadly becoming more extinct by the day.

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Mamahoek

Thank you, Don.

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2018

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My daughter attends Reed College. There are Church People who frown at her and say, “Didn’t the writer of ‘Blue Like Jazz’ attend that school?” And then she feels judged. I decided to read your book to find out what horrible things Reed was, this school my daughter attends. I found, instead, a refreshing monologue with an intriguing human being on a quest to know God. I know why my daughter attends Reed. And, Don, thank you for such a wonderful book. Tomorrow I am loaning my copy to someone I know who will be refreshed to read it.

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Linda L. Kruschke

Ramblings with no discernible point

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2020

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I really wanted to like this because people I know raved about how good it is, and the reviews are generally favorable. I love memoir, but this was less memoir and more ramblings with no discernible point. A good memoir, in my opinion, has an inciting event, a climax, and a resolution just like any fictional story. This book had none of that. I often couldn't even tell if the stories in one chapter happened before or after the stories in a previous chapter. While a story certainly doesn't need to be told chronologically, some context for where the main character is at is important.

I confess I only made it to 75% (according to my Kindle), then I jumped to the last chapter hoping to find a resolution that would make finishing the last 25% worthwhile. Alas, it was just more rambling.

I gave this book two stars instead of one because some of the writing was pretty good. The first couple of chapters I enjoyed. But I wouldn't recommend wasting your money on this one.

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Thomas C. Gibbons

I wanted to like this book

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2018

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I wanted to like this book, what with the great title and a lot of hip phrases sprinkled throughout the book. Also, it was reasonably well written, and that is always a plus. However, it became quite predictable and hackneyed by the time I finished. Friends told me that this belonged on the same shelf as Brian McLaren; I don't think so. Brian McLaren has thought through many of his conclusions. Mr. Miller has bounced from pillar to post in a sometimes jocular spiritual journey, but the "journey" in effect lands him right back where he started from: the same evangelical propositional theology of his childhood.

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Meg in Honolulu

Hummm

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2017

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My plan is to start all over and read it again. And I just finished. This book is so real and so true. I am an old lady and have been a Christian for over 35 years and this book is over 8 years old and yet....and yet. Relating what Don writes about God and his Son and us Christians has affected my personal faith and walk and is humbling and a heart breaker.

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OnlineDotGuru

Yes, you can have humor and great insight in one book!

Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2017

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This book was a rare treat. I read the reviews first, but I wasn't really sure what to expect until I actually received it, and I was pleasantly surprised. His humor is excellent, and the way he pokes fun at himself will make you smile quite a bit. The title makes it sound that he has in some way steered clear of religious discussion, but that's not really the case. I'm a Christian, so that doesn't bother me in the least, but I just throw that out there in case you are not and might resent one man's reflection on his faith and what it looks like in action.

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H.D.

One of my favorites

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2013

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I know this will sound very cliche, but this book is very real. I grew up in the same situation as Miller (single parent, low-income, ULTRA conservative surroundings), and I have to admit he voiced the frustrations of it better than anyone I have ever read. He paints a picture of the Christian faith that starts at its very essence: Jesus caring enough about everyone to die for them. In a world where people feel like they have to prove their faith, or legitimize it for some reason even at the expense of others, Miller reminds us its ok to be a little bit of a mystic, and go back to the beginning of God being bigger than we can understand.

I can't lie that there is not much on the Christian bookshelves anymore that I will read. Like the attitudes in our country, the books are getting more and more polarizing, being drawn along political lines in order to appeal to a market. This is one of the few books about faith I will always come back too.

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Daryn O’Neill

Good writing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2020

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Donald Miller is humorous and insightful. For those who have been following him recently and are just now hearing about Blue LIke Jazz - this is not a business book. But it is a major factor into how StoryBrand developed. I highly recommend this book and anything by Mr. Miller.

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freedomrulesok

Funny, and then challenging

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2012

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I'm probably a bit late coming to this, but because the film is about to come out I decided to read what all the fuss was all about.

The book is a loose collection of thoughts and experiences of the author Don Miller as he lives life and works out where faith and Jesus and church and all that fits in. There were for me some real laugh out loud moments at his writing, his exchanges with people, some of the crazy things going on his head, as he moves from college, to camping under the stars, to church, to living with people and so forth. Funny stuff.

And then the last third of the book takes a turn and it became more challenging. Suddenly I could see a bit more of myself in the introverted 'the whole world revolves around me' scenario. It made for more uncomfortable reading, not because it wasn't any good, but precise;y because it was hitting th email on the head.

Recommended for a funny, but at times, challenging, read.

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Samuel

Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2020

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I liked this book because it was a very honest and open story of Donald’s life , the ups and downs that come with faith and what he learned during the journey.

Kandid

a joy to read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2015

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Easy to read. Simple, honest, funny, unpretentious, profound. Reading this is like a listening to a conversation with a good friend. The author's quiet unjudgemental honesty and gentle humour challenged me to lay down prejudices and self- righteousness and to realise we are not that very different after all. A very enjoyable book

The Devil in the Dust

Blue like Jazz

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2015

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I'm not sure what I think about this book. Sometimes I felt the writer was on an ego trip. However I kept reading because I felt there had to be more to it. On a few occasions the spirituality of the writer shone through and gave inspiration ok

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