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Thursday, March 23, 2006

An Evening with Donald Miller

miller booksI spent the evening listening to a great author tonight as Donald Miller spoke on the campus of Cedarville University. A few of my friends, my wife, and I went up there to listen to the wordsmith behind "Blue Like Jazz."

From the very beginning it was a great time. I really get inspired by people like Mr. Miller; people who are not afraid to go right up to the line and sometimes tip-toe along it. People who aren't afraid to say "lesbian erotic poetry night" from the stage in a chapel on the campus of a Baptist college.

He made some interesting statements, some questionable statements, and a few that I am sure just plain offended people. (myself excluded)

He read an essay on truth and meaning, which was centered on the "million little pieces" scandal. He also took a few questions from the audience in which he explained how sex is like money, how the emerging church movement meets in a cave and plots to overthrow the republicans, and how Job might not have spoken to God using poetry.

After the Q and A, he read from his latest book, "To Own a Dragon," which revolves around his life growing up with out a father, but with many father-figures.

All in all, this was one of the best nights I have had in quite a while.

4 Comments:

At 11:41 PM, Blogger Alcuin Bramerton said...

Sex is also like chocolate.

 
At 4:00 AM, Blogger Rochelle said...

It was definitely a good time. Darrell's "entertaining" comments at dinner and Donald Miller made me laugh harder than I've laughed in a long time.
I think it's rare that an author can get up and talk/read and entertain an audience who reads his books I loved his essay I would love to get a copy of that
I also loved how he talked about taking "nuggets of truth" from the Bible and how you lose the meaning God intended when you make them "bullet points" to memorize..basically taking the heart ,the right brain,away. I would go back to see him again in a heartbeat Thanks for going with us Mike :)

 
At 12:53 PM, Blogger darker than silence said...

I wish I were there for it.

Yeah, I tend to take the story of Job not as an actual event but as a story showing the futility of wisdom and life. But that's just me. What do I know, hah.

 
At 6:21 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

blue like jazz is amazing

 

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