A couple of thoughts occurred to me. They are opposites and I don’t know what to make of them.
Firstly, I don’t know that the church project is actually allowing me connections with other people. I visit a church, then move on. Perhaps I’m going about this wrong.
Thought two, each time I leave a church and examine what I’ve written in my personal journal, I find something new to think about. Be it good or bad, I always find a new twist or wrinkle in what I think of as church or religion. I am always learning about the world and myself. Perhaps I’m going about this right.
No conclusions today. But that can be ok.
I visit churches—I write about it.
My wife and I did some time as “church tourists.” It was illuminating, but not in the long term. i hope you find a community to become a part of. Also – Sunday afternoons durring lent there are some Orthodox events you may be interested in – none are in Albany proper, but are in the general area. http://www.stgeorgeorthodoxalbany.com/announcements/mission-vespers-schedule-for-lent-2014/