I finished “Blue Like Jazz” today and was very, very impressed. Don Miller described a few aspects of my inner life so precisely that I would sue him if in fact my brain were copyrighted.

Seriously, I was personally touched by the book. We are reorganizing our Sunday School class at church; Yours Truly has been asked to teach. I’m going to propose using this as our first curriculum, following the study guide available for download at the author’s web site. I don’t know that everyone in the class will take the book as personally as I took it, but I think it’s different enough that it will create just the kind of buzz we’re looking for to kick-start the new class.

I’m not sure whether the book is a memoir in the form of an apologetic or an apologetic in the form of a memoir. The book moves through basic themes, from belief in Christ through various aspects of the Christian life, including love and even financial stewardship. But it’s not a lecture; it’s a story, about Miller and his friends and the things they’ve learned as time went on.

There were parts of the book that convicted me about my own self-involvement and poor stewardship. There were also parts of the book that reassured me of God’s love and my own worth.

I realize I’m behind the curve — everyone else has moved on to Miller’s current book, “Searching For God Knows What” — but I can’t recommend “Blue Like Jazz” highly enough.