Friday, March 17, 2006

A great read: To Own A Dragon



I am not a man who is often free with praise. So listen when I say this. Don Miller is a good writer, and this is by far my favorite book of his so far. Most of Miller's books are tied loosely around a theme, with a lot of personal reflection, with the idea of making you think about faith in some unique ways.

This book is more powerful. It is about Don's experience growing up in a single parent family without a father figure, and how that has shaped the person he has become. It is brilliant. And, growing up without a father in the house, I can identify with the book a lot. It is not a self-help book or a therapy book, but a memoir of one aspect of Donald Miller's spiritual journey.

And, when the book is endorsed by Jeff Foxworthy on the back cover, it is even more of a must read.

Grab a hold of it in a bookstore and read for five or ten minutes. You will not be able to put it down!

6 comments:

Bstermyster said...

We are just reading Blue Like Jazz. I love it. I am sure we will read this one next. By we I mean our small group.

Donald is AMAZING.

tonymyles said...

Donald has a couple of podcasts on Relevant Magazine that talk about this (among other things). Well worth the download time. He also did a chat recently - donaldmillerchat.com or something like that.

see-through faith said...

real probs to get in to comment :(

Love the look of the new site.

I read blue like Jazz and enjoyed it a lot

You write GREAT book reviews btw

Brotha Buck said...

Like your new digs! Where'd the Friars go, miss them!

rubyslipperlady said...

Blue is on my wish list. Ahh, someday, would love to add this one to.

rubyslipperlady said...

Just came across another Miller article, crazy. It's taken from Searching for God KNows What.

http://www.christianitytoday.com/outreach/articles/searchingforgospel.html

Gonna have to get into this guy.

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