One of my favorite books

A little over a year ago, I read Don Miller's A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. It is one of my favorites from one of my favorite authors. It's in paperback now, which means it's cheaper. So if you haven't read it, go get it and read it. It's a fantastic and challenging read that will challenge you to ask yourself how you have been living the story of your life. Still not interested, watch the video. Then go read it.

Are you living a great story with your life? from Donald Miller on Vimeo.

Review of Searching For God Knows What

People are searching, and Christianity is trying to give an answer for what people are searching for.  What if Christianity is not giving the best answer? That’s what Donald Miller is trying to wrestle with in Searching For God Knows What. He presents the idea that many of us have a formulaic view of God. We have made formulas, lists, and steps that tell us how to be saved and how to grow closer to God.  The problem is that these formulas don't require having a relationship with God and humans were made for relationships. People are looking all over for relationships that will validate who they are.  Miller preposes that maybe the relationship with the one true loving God who gave up his one and only son is the one that will changes peoples life and help them find what they’ve been looking for.

If you're a fan of Donald Miller, you know that this isn't a new book, but he has rereleased it.  Honestly, he didn't add a lot to it. There's a new introduction and his personality theory based on Genesis added after the book.  These are both great additions, but if you have read the book before, the book hasn't really changed. If you haven't read the book, I would highly recommend it. The book as a whole was a delightful read, as are all of Miller's books. This book is worth your time, it changed my view of faith when I read it the first time, and reinforced it this time. Donald Miller is one of my favorite living authors, and this book is one of his best I also highly recommend his newest book: A Million Miles in a Thousand Years which I talked about here.






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I love books, especially when I have time to read them.

It was nice to be able to read some books over the break before school started. Unfortunately it has taken so long for me to tell you about it. But I'd like to share with you about the books that I have read the last few months.

First, I've been wanting to shamelessly promote my uncle's book, but I'm not just promoting it because it is my uncle's book. It was a fantastic and intriguing book. The book is called The Awakening and is a fascinating read about bioengineering. It is a fiction book about an young man name Art who finds himself at the center of a controversy dealing with science and bioengineering. Art a teen piano prodigy and orphan begins to look into his past and discovers much more than he ever bargained for. He and his friend dizzy dig deep into the conspiracy that turns out to be Art's past. The characters are well developed and the plot will keep you guessing. I don't want to reveal too much more for fear of ruining the story, but I will say if you are curious about what the future may hold or just enjoy a good thriller (and almost sci-fi) you will enjoy this easy to read (and hard to stop reading) book. You'll also be supporting a great guy. It's on amazon and on Facebook. If you want more info head over to www.theawakeningbook.net.

Secondly, I recently read a new book from one of my favorite authors. Don Miller recently put out a new book entitled A Million Miles in a Thousand Years. I have loved everything that Don has put out before and loved this one just as much. It's an intriguing look into how we ought to be living from the perspective on someone turning his life into a movie. When Don was asked to turn his book about his life into a movie, he begins to look into what kind of story he's been living. If you've read Don Miller before, you won't be disappointed by this book. I would recommend this book to everyone especially to those who are into writing and reading good stories. This book will cause you to reflect on your personal story and if you are really doing all that you can do to make it a good one.

I also read a lot of books for school. Recently I read the Jungle as a part of the class I lead a discussion group for. That certainly is a interesting and depressing look into the life of an immigrant around the turn of the century. Just don't read it while you're eating. Most of my books, however, but most of them end up being more technical than fun reads.

I leave you with this question: what have you been reading recently? And did it cause you to rethink something or think about something you never thought of before?

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