A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

Donald Miller was down, and depressed. He had written a best-seller, and was a much sought after speaker, but success doesn't always bring happiness.

Donald received a call from two gentlemen who wanted to speak to him about turning "Blue Like Jazz," into a movie. Needless to say, Don didn't know how to take it. His world renowned book was a memoir, and a collection of essays, not a story.

Miller talks to these movie producers, and they give Don a chance to re-write his story. He relizes he has been writing stories for a living, but not living them. We are the author of our own stories, and as humans, we don't want to take risks. We want to have a nice comfy life. Miller learns he not only doesn't want a nice life, but he needs God to write his story for him.

Through all this Miller decides to travel to Machu Pichu in Peru, to get to know a girl he likes, he meets his Dad, and he rides his bike across the U.S. All of this in search of living a better story.

As is in his other books, Miller isn't lost, and ambling through life. He has a sense of clarity about life, that it can be great, and not just ordinary.

I highly recommend this book to everybody. It is a must read for anyone who wants to live a better life.

Called to Worship by Vernon M. Whaley

In Called to Worship Whaley presents a story of how God is worshiped. The book asks the question: Is How we worship God truely biblical? The only way to answer that is to see what the Bible says about worship, and that is what Whaley does. He begins in Genesis, and ends in Revelation, and goes through the Bible and studies how people are called to Worship God the Father. Called to Worship studies both biblical heroes, and ordinary bible characters to give us a good understanding of what God intends worship to be.

I play in the praise band at church, and thouroughly enjoyed reading this book. I will definitely tell my brothers and sisters at church to read it. It opened my eyes to what God intends worship to be. I highly recommend it to, just as so many others have, to anyone serving, or interested in worship(which should really be all Christians) to read this book.

This book has been recommened by many contemporary students of worship including: Charles E. Fromm, Ph. D., Publisher of Worship Leader Magazine, to Dr. Ricky Skaggs, Blugrass Musician. They agree it is one of the most comprehensive books written on worship, and the depth of scriptural understanding is incredible.

Book Reviews: The X and Y of Buy

The X and Y of Buy written by Elizabeth Pace looks at the psychological and anatomical differences between men and women, and why it is important to market, and sell differently to each gender. According to Pace, men and women were created differently, for different purposes. Men are not better, and women aren’t better, but they are very different. According to The X and Y of Buy, Men and woman are as genetically different as two animals of the same species can be, while still being of the same species.
While Pace does express that men and women aren’t any better than each other, she does seem to be a little sexist. She obviously comes from a woman’s point of view, but she doesn’t always seem to see things from a male’s perspective.
It is full of good information on what makes men and women different. One of the main differences between men and women, is that men developed skills to be hunters, while women developed skills for childcare. This is why newborn girls prefer looking at faces, and newborn boys prefer looking at objects; Women are more relational.
In light of this, The X and Y of Buy is a very informative read, and I would recommend it to anyone who even wants to learn about gender differences.

This is a new Blog for me. I normally blog on Xanga, but this is going to be different. I think I might use this blog to write more about myself, and my life, then my thoughts about christian spirituality.