![]() ![]() My own definition, which I’m claiming for the sake of this article and not some scholarly journal, is a belief in Jesus as the Way, but in such a manner that love and acceptance beats sin and judgment. I suppose at this point I should clarify what I mean by “conversions” and “progressive” Christianity – which I’d now consider myself to be a part of. What I couldn’t believe, though, was that this guy who believed in Jesus was writing so honestly about his questions and struggles. He had a father who wasn’t around, attended a liberal college that challenged his beliefs, and struggled to make sense of it all. ![]() That book read like Don Miller’s journal, opening up about the questions and struggles that arose from the complications that life throws at everyone at some point. I only now realize the impact it made on me, 10 years and multiple political and religious “conversions” later. These were pretty conservative books that cemented my own conservative views that is, the world was black and white, right and wrong, Christian and not-Christian. Blue Like Jazz was a bestseller during my sophomore or junior year, my mom read it and loved it, and passed it down to me as recommended reading.īy this point I had done a fair amount of Christian reading: I Kissed Dating Goodbye (a classic for Christian teens), something by John Piper I’m sure, The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel. I first read Donald Miller some time in high school. ![]()
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