That's about 90 percent of my theological life - radical self-care. Put your own oxygen mask on first. I watch the self-talk that goes through my mind, and if I am being critical with myself, I shake myself out of it.

Rule 1: When all else fails, follow instructions. And Rule 2: Don't be an asshole.

People help you or you help them and when we offer or receive help, we take in each other. And then we are saved.

We must not inflict life on children who will be resented; we must not inflict unwanted children on society.

You can tell if people are following Jesus, because they are fedding the poor, sharing their wealth, and trying to get everyone medical insurance.

A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way.

When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens.