Often times when I meet atheists and we talked about the god they don't believe in, we quickly discover that I don't believe in that god either. - Rob Bell

Be patient. Don't force your experiences on others. The moving of spirit is a great mystery, and how or why or when certain people wake up is beyond us. Let people have their own experiences.

The moment God is figured out with nice neat lines and definitions, we are no longer dealing with God.

Churches and religious communities and organizations can claim to speak for God while at the same time actually being behind the movement of God that is continuing forward in the culture around them . . .

without their participation.