The onslaught continued for months after this first conversation. I now understand why the words conversation and conversion are evocative of each other, turning toward each other, yet separated merely by where you are “at.” All being said, it was probably TDH’s unwavering tone of patience, respect, and kindness that spoke more to me than all the syllogisms or intellectual arguments put together. All of this, of course, infuriated me. “I would hope a God that I believe in is bigger than I am,” he said one night. I argued that I could not appreciate something if I did not understand it. He held
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