Jason and I grew up in the same Southern Baptist church in Amarillo, TX. We heard the same sermons, sang the same songs, and were shaped by the same faith tradition. He went one direction, and I went another. But I've been thinking a lot lately about how we talk about honoring people of different faiths but rarely extend that same dignity to people who walked away from faith entirely. Jason did the hard, honest work of following his questions all the way to the end, and I think that deserves honor. This is his story, and I'm grateful he trusted me with it.
