{"id":566,"date":"2005-12-13T22:13:00","date_gmt":"2005-12-13T22:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/2005\/12\/have-i-read-blu.html"},"modified":"2005-12-13T22:13:00","modified_gmt":"2005-12-13T22:13:00","slug":"have-i-read-blu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2005\/12\/have-i-read-blu.html","title":{"rendered":"Have I read, “Blue Like Jazz?”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nHave I read \u201cBlue Like Jazz?\u201d<\/strong> No.<\/p>\n

Donald Miller seems like a wonderful man. I\u2019ve skimmed his book (especially the chapter on \u201cPenguin Sex\u201d) and can tell that Miller is extremely creative and a wonderful writer. The reason why I have not read the whole book is because I can\u2019t get past the first two pages.<\/p>\n

Miller writes, \u201cI never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn\u2019t resolve. But I was outside the Bagdad Theater in Portland one night when I saw a man playing the saxophone. I stood there for fifteen minutes, and he never opened his eyes. After that I liked jazz music\u2026I used to not like God because God didn\u2019t resolve…\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn America, the first generation out of slavery invented jazz music. It is a free-form expression. It comes from the soul, and it is true.\u201d
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\nI have not read the book because I can\u2019t get past these words. I am enthralled with this connection between God and jazz\u2026jazz and God. Perhaps someday I\u2019ll read the rest of the book, but for now these opening words have given me enough to think about.<\/p>\n

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