I got into pastoring because of the art form. I started a church, but I felt the art form needed to be freed for all people. A particular religion over others was never interesting to me. I wanted to talk to people about what it means to be alive and what it means to be human.

My experience as a pastor is lots of people have really toxic, dangerous, psychologically devastating images of God in their head, images of a God who's not good.

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.

It is better to be fully present and rested and engaged for one thing than rushed, distracted, and scattered for ten.

We need to return to the simplicity that God is love.

I believe that God is with you, that there is a presence. I believe this God is for you. I don't think the universe is a cold, dead place that is indifferent.

There are moments when we have to return to our roots.