I was what they call 'skinny fat' - a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.

I thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.

There's a lot of food restriction in the Bible, but it does say you're allowed to eat crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. I decided to take advantage of that and eat a cricket. It was chocolate-covered, and I'm not sure that's the way they were served in Moses' time. But this was a rule that seemed crazy on the outside, then actually turned out to be pragmatic and compassionate.

I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.

There's a beauty to forgiveness, especially forgiveness that goes beyond rationality. Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great & powerful one

A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually delays the onset of sleep. It's just too dull to stop us from worrying about jobs and spouses.

I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.