Finished reading Donald's Miller's Blue Like Jazz. It's a great book, even more so if you're from the Pacific Northwest, where Mr. Miller writes from. The ethos, questions and tensions inherit in Mr. Miller as a writer living in the Portland area is so rich; it's a window into the soul of those living in this area, including Vancouver, BC where I'm currently church planting. I thought it was uncanny how the author was able to capture the emotions, struggles, and feelings of the nonreligious. His unvarnished, dead honest prose is refreshing and captivating, and his ability to weave in his spiritual journey was brilliant - part diary, part apologetic, part comedian. There is almost a Woody Allen quality to it, a comedic self-consciousness that makes you see yourself in his writing and machinations. You will definitely chuckle, grin, or laugh out loud in parts. He will also slay you with conviction. I was most impressed with his layers of insight that most people can't plumb. There is definitely a gifting, a genius here as it regards insights conveyed in the book. Mr. Miller is able to connect dots where most people would not see the connection. For anyone that wants a Christ-centered look at where non-religioius peoples' spiritual center are at, then this a great book to read.