“Religion is about experiencing, not believing; spiritual realities are either personally experienced, or not (yet). The word religion says it very well in its Latin roots: religare, or 'to reconnect' – i.e. re (again) + ligare (connect, unite, tie together).” — Arne Klingenberg Copy Share Image
“For the children of Israel, the essence of religion was experiencing God to the fullest during this lifetime, not merely preparing for the next.” — Rachel Held Evans Copy Share Image
