I'm interested in painting the most beautifully compelling pictures and images and metaphors and stories and explanations possible that will put Jesus in language for a world that desperately needs to hear it.

I am for marriage. I am for fidelity. I am for love, whether it's a man and woman, a woman and a woman, a man and a man. I think the ship has sailed and I think the church needs -- I think this is the world we are living in and we need to affirm people wherever they are.

We can choose the way of compassion, the way of forgiveness, the way of generosity. Or we can choose other paths and those have very real consequences in the world. This is absolutely crucial.

Questions are not scary. What is scary is when people don’t have any. What is tragic is faith that has no room for them.

My interest is in what's true, where is the life, where is the heart and what inspires.

I think that grace and love always rattle people.

Any time someone makes you feel guilty about how you are living, that is part of the old system (pre-Christ).