I thought that Christian was a noun, a person looking for authenticity. I never understood that idea that a band could be Christian or something could be Christian. But it just can be and is.

Why blame the dark for being dark? It is far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it could be.

When someone sets out to be controversial or provocative or shocking as an end in itself, I don't think that's a noble goal.

Something is profoundly wrong and we are desperate for justice, for restoration and for somebody somewhere to do something about this.

No one has the last word other than God.

When Isaiah predicted that spears would become pruning hooks, that's a reference to cultivating. Pruning and trimming and growing and paying close attention to the plants and whether they're getting enough water and if their roots are deep enough. Soil under the fingernails, grapes being trampled under bare feet, fingers sticky from handling fresh fruit. It's that green stripe you get around the sole of your shoes when you mow the lawn. Life in the age to come. Earthy.

We often rush through the experiences that have the greatest shift.