Don Miller, author of Blue Like Jazz, Searching For God Knows What, and Through Painted Deserts (which I reviewed briefly here) gave the benediction on the first night of the Democratic National Convention last Monday. In this interview with Christianity Today just before his prayer, he talks about how and why he, as an evangelical Christian, has found a place in the Democratic party as an Obama supporter. It’s interesting and worth watching to hear him verbalize his take on what a lot of people see as a union of contradictions.

A story by the Associated Press added that Miller said continued mockery of Christianity by some Democrats could eventually cause him to leave the party.

“I’d like to see Obama address that — say that voice is no longer welcome,” he said.

Don also has a new blog and I just skimmed the first post. Regardless of what you think about his political affilliations, I think you’ll get a laugh as he reveals all of the “personal e-mail correspondence” between himself and Senator Obama.

And for the record, I’m still firmly undecided.