"Just days after I completed this chapter, Father Jeff resigned as priest of his Episcopal church and shared his desire to continue in ministry as a Catholic priest. He further explained he was planning to start a Catholic home church. I didn’t think that was possible, but Father Jeff explained that the tradition of the church doesn't require buildings and bureaucracy to carry on. We think more alike than I thought. Maybe we should team up. Perhaps we will. I used to think that the deciding factor in knowing God was one's form of worship style or church life: traditional church versus contemporary church, seeker—targeted versus purpose—driven, high church versus home church, modern church versus postmodern church, institutional versus organic. After coming full circle to a greater appreciation for my Catholic roots, I realize now I was barking up the wrong tree by focusing on form and style. There will never be any wineskin capable of fully containing the life of God, but it’s funny how criticizing everyone else’s wineskin seems to distract a person from the life of God altogether."
(Jim Palmer. Divine Nobodies : Shedding Religion To Find God - And the unlikely people who help you.)
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