miller

i really like blue like jazz so far and i think donald miller brings up some very good points. one part that stood out to me from today's reading assignment was when he talks about christianity versus christian spirituality. "For me, the beginning of sharing my faith with people began by throwing out Christianity and embracing Christian spirituality, a nonpolitical mysterious system that can be experienced but no explained." i definitely had to say amen to that one. he goes on to talk about how he was never really excited about christianity and he didn't see the point in sharing something with others that he wasn't experiencing himself, yet he loved telling about Jesus and the spirituality that comes when you have a relationship with Him. that just totally hit the nail on the head for me. i also really liked when he is comparing many of the leaders today to spoiled little children who don't want to play the game anymore because it isn't going the way they want it to, which is such a great analogy. miller concludes that, "the correct place to share our faith was from a place of humility and love, not from a desire for power." which is so true, and again i had to say 'amen' to. it really doesn't matter if you're the president of every church group, participate in every single church function, and do a million hours of community service if you do it for all of the wrong reasons. miller says you should want to do it out of love for those around you and to share your faith with others, not just for the power and glory.

final

so i'm feeling a lot better about my project now. i changed my topic for the most part since the last update, but i now have all of my research done and most of the pictures taken. i still need to compile them into a powerpoint presentation and i plan on adding some music so i will probably just let it run as a slideshow.