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By Richard Hamilton, September 25, 2009 11:48 am

-Attended 2 workshops by Mark Moore from Springfield, VA on social justice at Abilene Christian University’s Summit. Malnutrition kills at 3 times the rate of the Rwandan Massacre. You can check out his latest project at mananutrition.org; they are making nutrition packed peanut butter to distribute.
-”In our souls we long for a resolution to the conflict we experience.” Donald Miller at Summit
-Got to hang out with an old friend, David Klein. Things are always more interesting when DK is around.
-I discovered how bad it can be to have an outdated GPS.
-Ordered Donald Miller’s new book, “A Million Miles In A Thousand Years” from Amazon for $11.69.
-Finally finished reading “ReJesus” by Alan Hirsch & Michael Frost. Review coming soon.
-Started reading a little Kierkegaard (”Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing”). Currently wrestling with one of his thoughts.

Therefore, do not raise objection against the confession that there is no point in confiding to the all-knowing One that which he already knows. Reply first to the question whether it is not conferring a benefit when a man gets to know something about himself which he did not know before. A hasty explanation could assert that to pray is a useless act, because a man’s pray does not alter the unalterable. But, would this be desirable in the long run? Could not fickle man easily come to regret that he had got God changed? The true explanation is therefore at the same time the one most desired. The prayer does not change God, but changes the one who offers it…. Not God, but you, the maker of the confession, get to know something by your act of confession.

-I love that Barnes & Noble now has free wifi!

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By Richard Hamilton, September 24, 2009 1:58 pm

Traveled to Abilene Texas this week to catch the last two days of Summit at ACU. A major factor for me choosing to make this trek through the deep recesses of the Texas hill country was opportunity to hear Donald Miller. Miller’s work is among the best of our time. Powerful, accessible and real. He is an incomparable story teller who deeply understands the human experience. Of you haven’t read his work, you should.

Miller’s latest work, “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life” was recently released. I haven’t picked up a copy yet (mainly because I am already carrying a stack of unread books with me, a few of which I hope to write about soon) but, I did get to hear Donald contextualize and read a chapter for “A Million Miles.” What I was every bit as compelling as I have come to expect from Miller. While I can’t attest to the whole work, I feel comfortable recommending you check it out.

I would love to hear from someone who has made it all the way through “A Million Miles.”