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When the movie adaptation of this John Green novel was making its debut, the book of course became hugely popular as well. Being a fearful mom at the time (remember rules vs. reason) I completely rejected the story, even after my almost 18 year old both read the book and watched the movie. I didn't trust her enough to really hear her regarding its content and how she experienced this profound story. Needless to say, that was not my proudest moment as a mom. All I could hear were the rants of other fearful Christians in my peer group saying the movie was glorifying teenage sex as a way of satisfying the needs of the hurting teens depicted in The Fault in our Stars. This could not be further from the truth.
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Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller is one of those books that you can sink in to with a lot of aha's and "yes exactly!" kind of moments. At least for me it was. Growing up in the American Christian culture of the southeastern US I had a lot of questions and concerns about my faith even into adulthood. This book brought a freedom to my faith and sparked a passion for people like I never had before. With his brutal honesty, sharing his thoughts and feelings, Donald Miller brings to light what many people, who are Christians think but are afraid to say, do but are afraid to show, desire but are afraid to try.
Blue Like Jazz helped me discover true freedom from religion. Blue Like Jazz was published in 2003. In a recent blog post the author, Donald Miller, explains why he is glad he is not the same guy he was then, |
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