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Gods are interesting tools for roleplaying that many just see as a mechanic for clerics, pallys and such use to get their powers. What im curious about is how one would roleplay characters of a non-divine class atypical to a certain god. Not everyone who worships a certain god gets superpowers after all.
For instance: Gorum loves to fight and bash skulls as much as any god of war, but he knows the importance tactics. Theres no glory to be had in making a suicidal charge against an army you have no chance against, at least in his eyes. So Garona the Rogue sneaks around the enemy camp, finds valuable intelligence and reports back to her army's commander. The next day, battle is joined and Garona's army has the upper hand because of said intelligence. But despite her being a rogue, when it comes to fighting on the front line, shes there right alongside her barbarian and fighter companions hacking and slashing through the enemies while shouting Gorum's praise at the top of her lungs.
I want to hear more unusual god/class combos. Characters that stay within the god's approval rating to grant the occasional subtle boon (a stronger attack, better traveling weather, a burst of inspiration, etc), but are obviously not clerics or the like. An insane bard who inspires courage by singing of the disturbing exploits of Lamashtu? A Lawful Good alchemist who acts as a doctor/bombs demons in the name of Iomedae? Let me hear your thoughts.
I think non-divine characters that are devout members of their faith are pretty neat; often times the god selected is just something you have to pick because for some odd reason this world where there are multiple gods that we factually know exist is also a world where everyone has to be monotheistic.
I played an Alchemist who was heavily devoted to Nethys in a Mummy's Mask game. She was Chelish and was part of a secret cult of Nethys among the professors of Cheliax's premier academy; the cult forsook the infernal ideals of knowledge as a source of power (and nothing more than a source of power) and the readiness to obfuscate the truth for the sake of political advantage.
I have a Bard character in my head too, but I haven't been able to flesh them out beyond the "Rock Me Asmodeus" pun.
We were doing a Final Fantasy homebrew once and I rolled up an Order of the Star Cavalier for the Fat Chocobo. It was a lot of fun.
Also, I really want to make Leliana from Dragon Age. As a free loving mystic hitwoman for the orthodoxy she's got so many interesting conflicts going on.
I played a rogue worshiping Sarenrae in one campaign. He had done some horrible deeds in the past, generally awful stuff, but was given a chance by the party paladin to redeem himself. He didn't start off as a wholly devout character, but pretty soon was nigh zealous in his quest for redemption, praising Sarenrae for every chance at a good deed that came his way.
Of course, he didn't stop using rogue abilities. He just used them in more benign ways (like bluffing to keep a city guard from slapping shackles on a kid that was stealing).