About this title: In "Searching for God Knows What", Donald Miller's provocative and funny new book, he shows readers that the greatest desire of every person is the desire for redemption (or at least the feeling of it) in his or her life, believing countless gospels that promise to fix the brokenness. Typically their pursuits include the desire for fulfilling relationships, successful careers, satisfying religious systems, status, and escape. Miller reveals how the inability to find redemption leads to chaotic relationships, self-hatred, the accumulation of meaningless material possessions, and a lack of ...
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Description: Good. 0785263713 Paperback, Condition: Good; somewhat worn; some pages are wavy due to prior exposure to moisture; will work well as a reading copy. read more
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Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Date Published: 2004-10-13
ISBN-13:9780785263715ISBN:0785263713
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Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Date Published: 2004
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Publisher: Nelson Books
Date Published: 2004
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Publisher: Nelson Books
Date Published: 2004
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Date Published: 2004
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Publisher: Nelson Books
Date Published: 2004
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Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Date Published: 2004-10-01
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Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Date Published: 2004
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Date Published: 2004-10-13
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Description: Good. 0785263713 TITLE: Searching For GodAUTHOR: Miller, DonaldISBN 10: 0785263713ISBN 13: 9780785263715BINDING: PaperbackPUBLICATION DATE: 2004PAGES: 246DESCRIPTION: Used book in good or better condition. read more
"Ehh, this seemed to be Donald Miller's moment of "I'm a christian lit. superstar and here's my new book to prove it." Poor writing -- not that most evangelicals would notice -- yet again, but I suppose it still serves a purpose (though I forget what it was).
Truthfully, I might just feel that this is when Donald Miller chose to permanently stifle himself by allowing some evangelical publisher to brand him as the "cool christian" author who pushes the boundaries by talking about microbrew instead of just allowing himself to be that author who writes about spirituality from his own experience. From here on you would only see Mr. Miller in elements of the subculture speaking at churches, private colleges, or christian conferences. Incidentally, that's where he lost me."
"I would suggest this book to any of my Christian friends for the sheer comical genius of the author Donald Miller. Not only does he somehow hit a home run with this whimsical humor, but it's almost like talking to my friend Christopher, or Mark while reading it. With his vivid imagination, and the scenario's he makes from his imagination, they had me laughing out loud while reading it. And at the whole time, still getting his opinions of God out there as cement as his humor."
"Still interested in finishing this book... about 8 months after I started it. I do like it, but for me, it's definitely a thinking and processing book, and I just never seem to have the energy for it. But there are some excellent pieces throughout. I'll finish one day, and then start again because I've forgotten what the rest of it was about. I'll have to journal my way through it just to make sure I'm processing."
"I found this book riveting. Donald Miller has a clear, chatty and almost simplistic style of writing that gets right to the heart of what many people are probably thinking. This book is partly biographical - although not as much as 'Blue like Jazz' - and partly theological and philsophical.
He uses examples such as Santa Claus, bearded ladies, spends a great deal of time thinking about Adam and Eve being naked, and also pulls to pieces the analogy of people in lifeboats deciding who is the most important.
These and other metaphors are used through the book, until he reaches the heart of what he's trying to say: that comparisons are pointless, and the world is shallow. That Christianity is not a religion of bullet points or formulae, but a living, loving relationship with Jesus Christ.
All in all, I thought it excellent and thought-provoking and will probably read it again in a few years. Highly recommended."
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