Book excerpt: Socrates once said, "An unexamined life is not worth living." Well, doesn't that hold true to faith? Just as there are no two persons or thumbprints alike, there are a wide variety of reasons a person chooses to acknowledge God, transform their attitudes, and approach life situations and choices within the parameter of God's will and I ventured deep into the lives of the faith-filled to find out just what those reasons were. Filled with much of the same narratives as in the Bible, 'Are You As Close to God As You Are To My Bumper?' is a collection of personal memoirs on faith where you will encounter real life struggle, doubt, failure, hard-heartedness, and the all too familiar moments of wavering faith along with the lessons that ignite belief, trust, gifts of the Holy Spirit, and our God almighty's forgiveness, mercy, and grace to those who repent and believe. This book has been designed to bring clarity and hope to your wandering days. It's meant to be your companion.