Behavior Shapes Emotions.

Since I Was Relatively New To The Bible, I Was Surprised By The Old Testament God. He's Wrathful, But At Other Times, He's Incredibly Compassionate. He's Not A One-dimensional Figure At All.

The Year Showed Me Beyond A Doubt That Everyone Practices Cafeteria Religion... But The Important Lesson Was This: There's Nothing Wrong With Choosing. Cafeterias Aren't Bad Per Se... The Key Is In Choosing The Right Dishes. You Need To Pick The Nurturing Ones (compassion), The Healthy Ones (love Thy Neighbor), Not The Bitter Ones.

I Got A Sense Of The Amazingness Of Ordinary Life, And I Became Aware Of The Marvel That We're Around To Begin With. I Visited A Lot Of Extreme Communities, Like The Amish, Hasidic Jews, And Serpent-handlers. And I Was Proud, Because I Think I'm The First Person To Ever Out-bible-talk A Jehovah's Witness. After Four Hours, He Said, "okay, I Have To Go."

I Was What They Call 'skinny Fat' - A Body That Resembled A Python After Swallowing A Goat.

I Found There Were Things About Religion That I Really Loved; Things Like The Sense Of Gratefulness That It Brings.