There's more than one way to jump off a cliff. Sometimes you have to stuff your world into a backpack and hop a plane, but often, life's biggest leaps are internal shifts in consciousness. They happen when you suddenly realize the life you're living is too small for who you've become.
Take stand-up comedian John Ross. He spent two years touring with the Coexist? Comedy Tour, a team of five comedians who tell jokes about their respective religions. Ross was the Christian comic on the tour, until he lost his faith.
I had the opportunity to interview Ross for the Sacramento News&Review about his decision to surrender his Christian identity and search for a new way of relating to God.
“From the beginning I had questions,” Ross said, “but I would just write them off with ‘Our understanding is not God’s understanding.’ Until the last few years. It’s hard to keep doing that.”
You can read the rest of that story here.
You can catch Ross' post-Christian comedy when he hosts Comedy from the Couch every Friday night at the Sacramento Comedy Spot.
And you're welcome to share your own cliff-jumping, life-changing stories at foolscompass@gmail.com. Those of us contemplating big jumps always appreciate inspiration from those who've leapt and lived.
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