One of the things I love about our source text as Christians, the Bible, is that it teaches us not to avoid conflict. And it teaches us that before the fall of man, in Paradise, there was conflict. God wants conflict to be a part of your life. Donald Miller avoidbiblechristian share on social
The most important thing that happens within Christian spirituality is when a person falls in love with Jesus. Donald Miller christianfallimportant Change image and share on social
I used to write when I was in the mood or felt inspired. Anymore, I write whether I feel inspired or not. It's a discipline. So that's definitely different. It's part of maturing as a person and as a professional. Donald Miller anymoredisciplinefeel share on social
It confuses me that Christian living is not simpler. The gospel, the very good news, is simple. Donald Miller christianconfusegood Change image and share on social
I started 'Storyline' after I'd accomplished all my goals and still wasn't happy. I'd become a 'New York Times' bestselling author, which was my goal from high school, and yet I was less happy after accomplishing my goals than I was before. Donald Miller accomplishauthorbestselling share on social
I tend to write first drafts that are incredibly cognitive, very rational, very boring. They come off as justification. Like, 'This is my idea and here's all the reasons that it's right.' It doesn't make for very compelling reading. Donald Miller borecognitivecompel share on social
Christians might say that you can't live a more meaningful life without Jesus. Well, that's absolutely not true. You can. You can enjoy a sunrise whether you know Jesus or not. Donald Miller absolutelychristianenjoy Change image and share on social
We don't naturally want to take responsibility for our lives. We want to give the responsibility to someone else. We blame them when our lives aren't good. Donald Miller blamegivegood Change image and share on social
Life is a story. You and I are telling stories; they may suck, but we are telling stories. And we tell stories about the things that we want. So you go through your bank account, and those are things you have told stories about. Donald Miller accountbanklife share on social
There's no authoritarian structure at Reed College, but the education is conservative. So what you have is a lot of students who are very authentically looking for truth. Donald Miller authenticallyauthoritariancollege Change image and share on social
