I Grew Up In A Very Secular

When I Went To Israel, It Was A Little Disorienting, Because There Are So Many People Who Look Crazy And Were Dressed Like Me. There, I Was Just One Of The Apocalyptic Crowd.

I Know That History Is Simultaneously A Bloody Mess And A Collection Of Feats So Inspiring And Amazing They Make You Proud To Share The Same Dna Structure With The Rest Of Humanity. I Know You'd Better Focus On The Good Stuff Or You're Screwed.

When I Was With The Serpent-handlers In Tennessee, It Was The Most Bizarre Method Of Worship I Could Think Of. Yet When You Sit With These People, You Can Kind Of See How It Makes Sense.

The Bible Talks A Lot About Thankfulness, And I'm More Thankful Than I Ever Was. I Try To Concentrate On The Hundreds Of Things That Go Right In A Day, Instead Of The Three Or Four That Go Wrong.

I Don't Believe That Prayers Actually Change God's Mind - If There Is A God - But I Liked Praying For People In Need. It Was Like Moral Weightlifting. I Tend To Be Self-obsessed, And It Was Nice To Get Out Of My Brain Once In A While.