If we are serious about loving someone, we have to surrender all the desires within us to manipulate the relationship.

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.

The joy is in the creation. So I've never had a target audience, it's always been about being true to the work as it emerges.

Christian' makes a poor adjective

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.

This is why for thousands of years Christians have found the cross to be so central to life. It speaks to us of God's suffering, God's pain, God's broken heart. It's God making the first move and then waiting for our response.

The vibrant, real historic Christian faith is very wide and leaves lots and lots of room for varying perspectives. It's very diverse and wide, that's part of it's strength, life and vibrancy.