word i don't know exactly how past tense came to his beliefs, but you just got to read read and read, not just the bible but look into all religons, and then start formulating your own thoughts. Then talk with other people becuase you may interpret something differently then someone else ect. I don't mean to be telling you what to do for all i know you did look at the entire spectrum. But i still am formulating my own shit, but listening to teru's, soc's and other peoples thoughts on things can make me give things a second look and see it from not only my persepective but from other peoples.

but the topic of this thread, its a nice offer and if you really want to do it then it doesn't matter what we say. go to iraq and preach. i would personally rather go to iraq and tell jokes becuase if i was a solider i would rather hear something light and comical to take my mind of the situation at hand so in your sermon throw in some nice one liners and take some video of your sermon im curious as to what your going to say