"Christ" is bigger than the Earth planet. If tomorrow we discover life on another planet, the whole "Jesus" piece would not make sense anymore. If he did everything for just us on this planet he wouldn't be the savior of the "world."

The true mystic is always both humble and compassionate, for she knows that she does not know.

The journey to happiness involves finding the courage to go down into ourselves and take responsibility for what's there: all of it.

True gospel authority, the authority to heal and renew things and people, is not finally found in a hierarchical office, a theological argument, a perfect law, or a rational explanation. The Crucified revealed to the world that the real power that changes people and the world is an inner authority that comes from people who have lost, let go, and are re-found on a new level.

every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create with us.

There is nothing to prove and nothing to protect. I am who I am and it's enough.

In my opinion, most organized religion does neither agentic service nor relational nurturance very well.