Kali Lynch - Blue like Jazz
Last summer I read Blue Like Jazz. I also lived at the beach that summer so I read Blue Like Jazz whenever I went and sat out on the beach. That was one of my favorite pass times, reading on the beach by myself occasionally looking up to listen in on someones conversation that was a little too loud because they had a few too many. It was fun to read.
I loved to read about a mans adventure with his walk with the Lord and his walk in the religion of Christianity. It was refreshing. The book was not about his pathway to finding religion or the way that he finally knew that it was for him. It was about his real life thoughts and questions and concerns. He was never trying to prove it wrong, never trying to figure out if it was true, but he just had thoughts and questions throughout the book that got him to where he was.
Questions are important. He asked questions about God, he asked questions that weren't insulting or misleading. Just questions that any normal person would have when it comes to faith. Some may say that questions are the opposite of faith because faith is having complete trust or confidence in something without if it is necessarily true.
Do questions go against faith?
Is there room for questions during a walk of faith?
Is there room for questions with God?
My answer to all of there is yes. Before I read this book, I probably would have answered no. Not because of pessimistic or snarky reason, but just because it sounds logical. Why would there be room for questions when you are saying you have total confidence in something?
Well, I would say my reasoning for saying yes is because while God is an almighty all-powerful God, he is also a personal God. Think about it.
When you first meet someone and decide they are cool enough to know, what do you do? You ask them questions. You ask where they are from, what their name is, how old they are, what school they go to, siblings, family and so on and so forth until you become best friends till the end of time.
So if we claim to have a personal God, why shouldn't we do the same? He wants us to know him so badly. He wants us to consider him a friend, a best friend. Why should we not ask questions? If you get to know someone by asking questions, then why not try that with God.
That is what I got from Blue Like Jazz.
I loved to read about a mans adventure with his walk with the Lord and his walk in the religion of Christianity. It was refreshing. The book was not about his pathway to finding religion or the way that he finally knew that it was for him. It was about his real life thoughts and questions and concerns. He was never trying to prove it wrong, never trying to figure out if it was true, but he just had thoughts and questions throughout the book that got him to where he was.
Questions are important. He asked questions about God, he asked questions that weren't insulting or misleading. Just questions that any normal person would have when it comes to faith. Some may say that questions are the opposite of faith because faith is having complete trust or confidence in something without if it is necessarily true.
Do questions go against faith?
Is there room for questions during a walk of faith?
Is there room for questions with God?
My answer to all of there is yes. Before I read this book, I probably would have answered no. Not because of pessimistic or snarky reason, but just because it sounds logical. Why would there be room for questions when you are saying you have total confidence in something?
Well, I would say my reasoning for saying yes is because while God is an almighty all-powerful God, he is also a personal God. Think about it.
When you first meet someone and decide they are cool enough to know, what do you do? You ask them questions. You ask where they are from, what their name is, how old they are, what school they go to, siblings, family and so on and so forth until you become best friends till the end of time.
So if we claim to have a personal God, why shouldn't we do the same? He wants us to know him so badly. He wants us to consider him a friend, a best friend. Why should we not ask questions? If you get to know someone by asking questions, then why not try that with God.
That is what I got from Blue Like Jazz.
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