Right now I am reading Blue Like Jazz (among many, many other books!). I truly LOVE this book. It is the account of how the author came to Christ in post-modern America in an unconventional way (and in spite of the church). His writing is crisp and interesting, and he has such interesting observations.
A couple of my favorite quotes:
"I believe that the greatest trick of the devil is not to get us into some sort of evil but rather have us wasting time. This is why the devil tries so hard to get Christians to be religious. If he can sink a man's mind into habit, he will prevent his heart from engaging God."
"The genius of the American system is not freedom; the genius of the American system is checks and balances. Nobody gets all the power. Everybody is watching everybody else. It is as if the founding fathers knew, intrinsically, that the soul of man, unwatched, is perverse."
These are just from the second chapter! This is a very interesting book. I'll let you know what else I like about it as I continue reading. |