Out of Slavery

"I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing a saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his eyes.
After that I liked jazz music.
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, author of Blue Like Jazz.

I just finished reading the book Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. Every four years or so I read a book that rocks my perspective on existence. This is one of those books. I was drawn in by the transparency of the author. I really enjoyed this book. It has promoted, in me, spiritual growth and meditation on various issues like grace, social responsibility, faith, relationships, and community.

I support the reading of this book, to be sure.