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A review by melissa_427
Searching for God Knows What by Donald Miller
4.0
There was so much about Searching for God Knows What the was impactful and insightful. Most consistently, I found myself reflecting on what it means to view the Bible and the story of God and His people as a story rather than a formula and what it means to find my value in His identity rather than in cultural markers of success. But the truth is, I thought about so much more than those two main themes.
Here's a small glimpse at some of the nuggets of thought-provoking material I took from this read:
"Reality is like a fine wine," he said to me. "It will not appeal to children." (location 3249)
"God didn't know about the formulas, or the formulas weren't able to change a person's heart." (location 3261)
"I began to wonder if becoming a Christian was more like falling in love than agreeing with a list of true principles."(locatioin 3693)
"nobody engages another human being through lists and formulas." (location 3811)
"The Bible is a relational document, and theology is basically the charts and lists we have made out of the document." (location 4019)
"In my own life, I notice I validate people who like or validate me. When I say so-and-so is a nice person, what I really mean is so-and-so thinks I'm a nice person." (location 4552)
"Christ is saying that the two most important commandments of God are to have within us a relational commitment to God and to other people." (location 4766)
"It makes you wonder if we have fashioned a gospel around our culture and technology and social economy rather than around the person of Christ." (location 5157)
Here's a small glimpse at some of the nuggets of thought-provoking material I took from this read:
"Reality is like a fine wine," he said to me. "It will not appeal to children." (location 3249)
"God didn't know about the formulas, or the formulas weren't able to change a person's heart." (location 3261)
"I began to wonder if becoming a Christian was more like falling in love than agreeing with a list of true principles."(locatioin 3693)
"nobody engages another human being through lists and formulas." (location 3811)
"The Bible is a relational document, and theology is basically the charts and lists we have made out of the document." (location 4019)
"In my own life, I notice I validate people who like or validate me. When I say so-and-so is a nice person, what I really mean is so-and-so thinks I'm a nice person." (location 4552)
"Christ is saying that the two most important commandments of God are to have within us a relational commitment to God and to other people." (location 4766)
"It makes you wonder if we have fashioned a gospel around our culture and technology and social economy rather than around the person of Christ." (location 5157)