“Church Picnic: How God Saved Me from My Religion” tells a story of how God turns messes into miracles. Combining a refreshingly intimate journey through the sacred gauntlet of church tradition with a gutsy, insightful critique of rote religion, Church Picnic explores the labyrinth of the human heart embedded within a religious conscience. With the poignancy of Blue Like Jazz, daring of Wild at Heart, and Biblical foundation of The Purpose Driven Life, Church Picnic will have readers rooting for love and faith as they share in the discovery: to serve God with our whole hearts, we must first have our hearts whole.