ON CHURCH:

I mean to go to church. I really do. I want to get together with other believers and celebrate God. But I haven't. I have been very lax about getting to church over the past few months (and by "months," I mean years).

I think part of what holds me back is the idea (malformed though it may be) is that church is such a "couples" phenomenon. It seems like the only single men at a church are 70-plus year old widowers. When I show up at a Sunday school/devotional group, it's kind of the equivalent of - and bear with me here - in "The Wedding Singer," when Adam Sandler's character hates love and sings "Love Stinks." He mentions the table of misfits (I wish I could remember the table number) and there's a very mannish woman, some generally unattractive unappealing people - that's how I feel going into a "Singles" Sunday School. I can't explain it.

A friend told me about a church in the area that has six-hour services. Sermon, brunch, Sunday School, sermon, lunch. All together, as a church. And I love the idea, but I feel like the execution would leave me resentful and bored. So that's out.

I know I need to get together with other believers. I know how important it is to the development of my faith and my understanding of it. But for right now...it's just not happening.