The first word about you is that you received this life.

God gives us what we want. For people who want nothing to do with peace, joy, reconciliation and peace... God will give you what you want. I see people make unbelievably destructive choices.

Salvation is the entire universe being brought back into harmony with its maker.

My experience is that lots of people go to church, sing the songs, tell the story, etc but have profound ambivalence about God.

Swords appear strong, but they're actually quite weak. Jesus appears weak, but he's actually quite strong.

Your life is a gift. Before anything else can be said about you, for some reason the universe (or God, or being, or force, or reality, or whatever you name it) chose to give you life.

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.