Comments on: Something Witty About the Color of Jazz

By: kpita

kpita — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 14:32:00 +0000

Jeremy;

That’s a good word reminding us that he truly loves Jesus and I hope my thoughts did not hint that I think otherwise. It is a difficult thing to criticize doctrine while upholding the person. Thanks.

And yes, I too am tired of the fad-driven church.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 05:45:00 +0000

brent,

i’ve gotten a lot out of miller’s books in an “i can relate to what your saying” sort of way. But i agree with you as to the end of blue like jazz and how he doesn’t really take you all the way home…connecting the dots, etc.

Searching for God Knows What was a good read I thought aside from the political bs.

It will be interesting to see where some of the new “fad” justice-oriented movement in the young emergent christian community will go. If it will go anywhere at all or just fizzle out like a wwjd bracelet. I’m not trying to sound cynical but (like you?) I am tired of fad after fad after fad amongst christians.

I wish I loved the truth as much as I seem to love the feeling of following a crowd into the latest trend.

I have grown more critical over the past years of my life about these sorts of things.

Anyways, great post on Miller. Thought provoking.

I gotta tell you though, I’ve met Don and he’s a lovely guy. He really loves Jesus.

But he’s a writer not a prophet.

By: sean

sean — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:08:00 +0000

I just finished reading the book and I think it was decent. Not great but not horrible either. I found it refreshing in comparison to McLaren’s (I read The Story We Find Ourselves In this summer) work. But yet still lacking, I think that Miller at least has an understanding of the basis of the Gospel and truth, which is why he stopped doing the whole unitarian thing. I think a well-grounded believer can read and enjoy Miller just like one could enjoy Lewis… i mean as much as i enjoy Clive’s work, i’m still not sure that I would want him teaching a Sunday School class at my church to new believers.

By: sean

sean — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:08:00 +0000

By: kpita

kpita — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 04:28:00 +0000

Hubert (I sure hope this is Hubert, because I keep replying like you are!), you have a very good point. I have no problem with critiques of the modern church, if they’re grounded in Scripture, but Miller seems to have some vague ideas of what the church “should be,” though he never defines them, and bases his conclusions on experience. Yes, much of the church is fake and lacks genuine community, but I’d rather hear it from Scripture than from someone’s diary.

Brent

By: hse

hse — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 03:32:00 +0000

I really like the cover of “Blue Like Jazz.” Its what is inside that concerns me! I must confess I have not read the entire book, infact I have only read one chapter. In this chapter Miller discusses his personal experience as if it is his ONLY guide. I agree with your observation, Where is Scripture? I have a hard time accepting such negative views of traditional Christianity from a guy who doesn’t seem to have a passionate use of scripture in his writings.