Click through as I answer a readers question on my last post. This is my self censorship of religious topics – I don’t like pushing what I’ve learned about my religious beliefs on anyone. If you are curious, feel free to read on.

So, it turns out I have a reader or two, and one of them posted a comment to my posting.

Diane, and anyone else who was wondering what my last post meant, here goes. I told a similar story to this to 40 high school kids on Sunday night, I volunteer and they attend Entheos.

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In or about 1995, I worked for Apple Computer in the Newton group. It was a fabulous time, the people and the work and the energy in the group was incredible. It’s my best work job, and so far nothing has eclipsed it. I then moved on to work at @Home.

It was during my time at @Home that I started to feel empty inside. There was this feeling, you know, like is this all there is? Is there more to life than working really hard, earning a lot of money, and going home and watching tv and working some more?

A good friend of mine, Maurice Sharp, invited me to his church in Sunnyvale, to what turns out to be a really cool contemporary service called Intersections. That night I met my wife Jennifer, among having a good time listening to some great music.

Over the years there, I started learning more about God, Jesus, and the bible. I watched people who believed in God, and how they treated one another, how they gave of their time for others, and liked it. I wanted to be like them.

When Jennifer and I moved up to Oregon in the fall of 2000, I wanted to get involved in a church up here. Through some searching, we found Lake Grove Presbyterian, and eventually I started helping out with their youth groups.

Doing this, the youth group thing, has been the most fulfilling thing I’ve done in my entire personal life. It’s changed me from a person who’s identity isn’t defined by their work career, but more by personal actions and feelings towards volunteering and learning about God and the bible.

Doing this volunteering has also lead me to a conclusion, I don’t like working at home. I’ve been doing this for 4+ years now, and while I’ve learned a lot about Macintosh development, and particularly Cocoa over the past 10 months or so, I need people interaction. I crave people interaction. I could work at Home Depot if I was working with a great group of people.

Back to the God shaped hole – basically it means if you have something missing in your life, if you wonder if there is more to life than what you are currently doing, I urge you to check out the bible. I’d of course suggest a Christian religion, based upon what I’ve learned about them. But truly, it’s worth it. It’s worth the effort to search out a great place to learn about faith. It’s worth it to drive around to find a parking spot to go inside and hear a preacher talk. It’s worth it to ask the hard questions you have about religion.

Ok, that’s it.. enough preaching. If you have more questions, comments, or you disagree with me, sign up for a TypeKey identity, and post a comment to this page.

Thanks for reading. I’m pretty sure this is the longest entry I’ve ever written.