“Haven’t you read in the Bible where it says to always wear white? It’s Ecclesiastes 9, I think verses 7-9. It’s something like, ‘Drink your wine with a joyful heart. Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the meaningless days of your meaningless life. And let your garments always be white.’

Do you wear white every day?

“Sure. Go in the laundromat over there and look at my wash. That’s all I’ve got. I was living in Nebraska when I started switching over to white. The only time I would wear other colors is when the white ones all got dirty. When I moved here, the only thing I bought was white. That way, you don’t have to worry about it.”

How about your white car?

“When I got down here, I was driving a red one. Changed over to this in 2014. I’m all set now.”

— David Baugher

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“I’m an armchair theologian. I study ancient writings. All those things that some people have called other scriptures. As well as the Bible. I’m quite familiar with the Bible and biblical terms. I believe all churches are wrong — there is no good English translation of the Bible. They’re all terrible.

“I have a hard time getting people to talk Bible with me because I’m so far out there in many areas. I’ve talked to atheists. I’ve talked to agnostics. I like to talk about theology, what they believe and why they believe it. And I don’t get mad. You can believe whatever you want to believe. It’s all OK with me.”

— JimBob Hirst

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“I worked at CentriKid Camp for grades 3 through 6 for three summers, and I fell in love with it. I was a Bible study leader and then the camp pastor.

“I’m just driven by my passion to work with children and to really invest in the next generation, kind of like how people have invested in me. You see everything that’s going on around us these days. It’s a crazy world. So I want to make sure I have a positive impact on the next generation if I can.

“I don’t want them growing up thinking that certain things are OK when they’re really not. I don’t want them thinking it’s OK to treat people a certain way because they differ in their opinions or they differ in their religious beliefs.

“I guess I just kind of sensed the lord calling me into children’s ministry.”

— Tim Wells

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“I was living in a home in Louisiana with my wife and two kids. The Army came through our neighborhood and told us we had to pack our things and get out. We had to leave real quick because of Hurricane Katrina. We went to Mississippi and stayed at a church for about two weeks, and from there we moved to Texas.

“We were married for 16 years. But then I started drinking and smoking again and … I don’t know. I just lost my way.

“The first year after the divorce was very hard. I didn’t think I would make it, but a pastor at a small church in Pasadena helped me. His name was Jose. He prayed for me. He fed me. He counseled me. He was there for me when I was really low.

“Now I’m feeling a lot better about my life. I want to work as a barber and I want to finish bible school so I can give sermons. I want to be able to help other people, like that pastor helped me.”

— Bohonerges Rodriguez

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“I’m reading the Bible because our church has this thing going on. If you read it for a whole year and check off all the sections, they give you a certificate. I’ve finished the whole New Testament so far.

“I really wanted to get religious after my quadruple bypass surgery. I realized that one of these days, we’ll all be going to heaven. It’s done a lot for me.

“I’m trying to get in better shape after the surgery. I’m taking my medication for being bipolar. After being homeless for a while, I finally have a home. And I have a new grandbaby.”

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