The whole Bible is the story of men and women trying to get back to God, to overcome that sin with sacrifices, good works, sermons, prophesy, witnessing, giving all kinds of things. It never worked

If God is in a life, it doesn't have to be big to be happy and to be important in His kingdom.

A lot of us have jobs where we need to give people structure but that is different from controlling.

What happens is that people who are very religious but who are not in touch with reality, cannot be spiritual.

I have learned to like myself for the first time and to have some serenity.

I was taught that pain is bad.

All I have to tell you about is what I have heard and seen of Jesus, how He is helping me find freedom, to occasionally love other people, and even accept myself with all my mixed motives.