If God is about putting God ahead of myself then I've just quit being religious, because that's what got me into such deep trouble.

Most of us spend so much time thinking about where we have been or where we are supposed to be going that we have a hard time recognizing where we actually are.

It can be difficult to be an introvert in church, especially if you happen to be the pastor. Liking to be alone can be interpreted as a judgment on other people's company. Liking to be quiet can be construed as aloofness. There is so much emphasis on community in most congregations that anyone who does not participate risks being labeled a loner.

I think we d like life to be like a train..but it turns out to be a sailboat.

As hard as I have tried to remember the exact moment when I fell in love with God, I cannot do it. My earliest memories are bathed in a kind of golden light that seemed to embrace me as surely as my mother's arms. The divine presence was strongest outdoors, and most palpable when I was alone.

I'm a follower of the Christ path, and that opens a huge discussion about what we even mean by words like "Christian."

It's difficult for me to ignore how many conflicts locally and worldwide have religion tagged to them.