dragon.

I read a book today. All 192 pages of Donald Miller’s To Own a Dragon. I was quite startled by the amount of truth I found in those pages. I found myself agreeing with the his points on authority, submission, and healing.

Don goes through his journey of finding himself a man even without the affirmation of his father because his father walked out of his life. Even though I do not wish to discover myself a man I do wish to find affirmation as a human.

There are several points of the book that I will post thoughts on but for tonight, this is what I want to say: At one point in this book Don shares a story of visiting at the University of Texas. The men he is talking to are talking about how hard it is to be a Christian there and then one guy asks, ” Do you think it is wrong to live here?” Don replies, “I think it is wrong to run and hide.” and finishes by saying something along the lines that whether it is wrong or right for them to live there he cannot decide but that it is different for everyone.

I was so struck by this because I have been dealing with my choice in college or living arrangements by not dealing with them. I run and hide. Maybe Bethany isn’t right, but then again maybe it is. But it is for me to decide, not everyone around me. I still need to find the root problem. Submit to God. And perhaps learn to respect and appreciate authority. But for now- I figure I’ll stop hiding.