Steve, you've touched on my primary concern. I want to be able to just interact and talk with people, about all things—directly related to my faith or not. Curiosity and openness are great things to encourage in our interactions with others. (I'm also curious, now, if "Jesus-follower" is an option for the WeFollow directory. I don't think two-word phrases are accepted, but maybe I could create the JesusFollower tag, and see if it sticks.)

TJ, now look what I've gone and done—I've made YOU question one of the three WeFollow terms you chose so carefully. It's an epidemic! I'm sorry! I think the reason you decided to go with "spiritual" makes a lot of sense. Also, I think you're probably right about my perception being a bit off. I tend to project what I *imagine* people are thinking, into my interactions, which is never helpful. The more open I am, the more open they can be, even if they're feeling slightly skeptical of me.

Marie, it's not wrong at all! It was hilarious to me as I was painfully laboring over these three little words to use for the WeFollow directory, and it was even more hilarious as I thought about it and wrote this post. Unfortunately, I don't feel cool enough to claim "emergent." You nailed it with this: "If only there was a word big enough to include all of us." Love it.

Thea, it's like you know me or something! I *do* tend to give words too much power, and I long to define myself in the positive—by what I am rather than what I'm not. Finally, you really touched something basic in me by bringing the term "Christian" back to its root in Christ's name like this: "I would much rather be known for being for him rather than against the rotten things that have been done in his name..." Amen!