Donald Miller. Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road. Thomas Nelson, 2005. 256 pp.
Fueled by the belief that something better exists than the mundane life they’ve been living, free spirits Don and Paul set off on an adventure-filled road trip in search of deeper meaning, beauty, and an explanation for life. Many young men dream of such a trip, but few are brave enough to actually attempt it. Fewer still have the writing skills of Donald Miller, who records the trip with wide-eyed honesty in achingly beautiful prose. In this completely revised edition, he discusses everything from the nature of friendship, the reason for pain, and the origins of beauty.
Continue reading ‘Through Painted Deserts | Donald Miller’
Like this post? Subscribe to our feed 
.
Donald Miller. Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality. Nelson, 2003. 256 pp.
“I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. . . . I used to not like God because God didn’t resolve. But that was before any of this happened.” In Donald Miller’s early years, he was vaguely familiar with a distant God. But when he came to know Jesus Christ, he pursued the Christian life with great zeal. Within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately left him feeling empty, burned out, and, once again, far away from God. In this intimate, soul-searching account, Miller describes his remarkable journey back to a culturally relevant, infinitely loving God.
Author: TN Bio | DonaldMillerWords | Wikipedia | MySpace
Overview: Amazon | Nelson | DonaldMillerWords | Google Books | Wikipedia
Excerpts: Ch 1 | Misc. | Browse in Amazon
Reviews: Amazon | CBD | LibraryThing
Pastors/Church Leaders
- J. D. Greear at SummitChurchLife.com (ND) Review
Seminary/Ministerial Students
- Garrett E. Wishall at ThoughtsandActions (03/06) Review
Laymen/Unknown
- Shane Walker at 9Marks (NA) Review
- Marcia Ford at FaithfulReader (ND) Review
- Tim Challies at Challies.com (04/06) Review
- Joel Mark Solliday at Campus CrossWalk (10/05) Review
- Joseph Thouvenel at BarclayPress.com (ND) Review
Extras:
Buy It: Compare Prices | Amazon | CBD | Nelson
Find It: WorldCat
Search It: Amazon
Rate It:
Loading …
Related Books: Amazon | LibraryThing
Update This: Have you reviewed the book? Have something else to add? Post a link in the comments, and I’ll update this entry.
Like this post? Subscribe to our feed .
(2 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)
