A Million Miles In A Thousand Years
"A Million Miles In A Thousand Years" is Donald Miller's most recent book release. You might remember him from "Blue Like Jazz" and "Searching For God Knows What," among others.
I have to tell you that I did not have high hopes for this book. A friend recommended it and so I picked it up. And much to my pleasant surprise . . .
I don't remember the last time . . . Actually, I don't ever remember this happening before . . . but when I finished "Miles," I wanted to start reading it again immediately. It affected me that deeply.
Miller's premise is simple but profound: We are all living a story--will it be a boring story, a good story, a great story?
I WANT TO LIVE AN EPIC STORY!!!
Miller's authenticity, word-smithing and downright great story-telling make this a must read.
I have to tell you that I did not have high hopes for this book. A friend recommended it and so I picked it up. And much to my pleasant surprise . . .
I don't remember the last time . . . Actually, I don't ever remember this happening before . . . but when I finished "Miles," I wanted to start reading it again immediately. It affected me that deeply.
Miller's premise is simple but profound: We are all living a story--will it be a boring story, a good story, a great story?
I WANT TO LIVE AN EPIC STORY!!!
Miller's authenticity, word-smithing and downright great story-telling make this a must read.
posted by Greg Nettle at 1:33 PM
8 Comments:
Kate and I felt the same way. It encouraged us both to pick our pen back up and begin writing again for our family.
Greg
Awesome service..Sat.Nite Service Matthew- Great to get down to basics!
Keep up great work!
Thank you for the information you provided on Sat. as well as opening up for questions afterward.It is to be sure that there is a lot more discussion and information able to be added due to the extensive time frame and the who's who of the names mentioned in this genealogy.
A couple of points of interest might be the understanding that Matthew, as was common when establishing a royal or positional line, started with the ancestors and worked his way forward to Jesus. In contrast, Luke gives the normal genealogy process of beginning with Jesus and working his way back through His ancestors and only mentions the male characters, which was the norm. A point that can be missed or easily mis-understood is in Lukes account (Lk.3:23) Joseph is listed as the son of Heli when actually Josephs' father was Jacob (Matt.1:16) and Heli was the father of Mary. Mary is not mentioned here simply because only the males were mentioned in a common genealogy account. So whereas Matthew establishes the royal lineage from David through his son Solomon, Luke establishes the actual physical descent from David through his son Nathan, which is what Paul wrote in Romans 1:3. This, of course also establishes the fulfillment of the prophesies concerning Jesus being of the seed of Abraham and through Him all the nations will be blessed.
One more point that might be made is throughout the book of Matthew it is noticed that quite often the prophetic element of what was written about Jesus is mentioned. In fact we will notice a number of times Jesus performs an act simply because he knew what was written about him in the Torah. Two quick examples are Matt. 4:13-16 and 13:34-35. It could be that Matthew began with the genealogy in order to establish the clear picture that in the same way this man fulfills prophecy concerning who He came from, it is only the beginning of how He will fulfill all prophecy concerning the Messiah.
Thank you again. My wife and I are looking forward to the next 50 weeks.
Blessings
Jim
Hey Greg,
I journal every couple of days. One of the reasons I do it is so that some day my children will be able to read it. Not so much will be lost . . .
g
Greg,
great service Sunday at 11. My family is about off the hook, ecentric and embarrasing as they come. Thank God for His grace. I thought I heard Matthew was penned in 70a.d. My study of Matt has it sometime prior to 70 a.d. according to my study tool. Is that right?
Thanks !
Trent
Great service on Sunday as well Greg. Looking forward to this study.
Great service on Sunday as well Greg. Looking forward to this study.
this was one of the better reads i've had in recent memory as well. i saw him speak on the million miles in a thousand years tour and it was phenomenal. the man just seems real, genuine, and down to earth. not to mention he speaks words of truth.
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