Donald Miller

On August 25, 2008, best-selling author and public speaker Donald Miller will give the opening prayer at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.¹

Fast Facts

Also known as: Don Miller
Born: 1971
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Resides in Portland, Oregon
Founded The Belmont Foundation, a faith-based non-profit society aimed at mentoring fatherless boys²

Bibliography

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years (2009)
To Own a Dragon: Reflections On Growing Up Without A Father (with John MacMurray) (2006)
Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road (2005)
Searching for God Knows What (2004)
Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality (2003)

Quotes

"I’ve not written the prayer (for the DNC) yet, but I really wanted to hone in on the theme of unity, even unity between Republicans and Democrats. In the convention, as we highlight our differences that we wouldn’t forget that we’re unified, we have more in common than we don’t. That’s the focus of the prayer."¹

"It might be the greatest book ever written. I don’t think anybody is going to read a book again after they read my new one. I think God is proud of me. I am going to make a killing off this thing and I’m going to use the money to go to space."²