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.

We're rediscovering Christianity as an Eastern religion, as a way of life.

You want people who are both great fans and supporters and believers of your work and people who are also ruthlessly honest. People who will tell you the truth about it. Over the years I've picked up some friends and I know who to show what to and they'll give me the proper read.

Jesus is God's way of refusing to give up his dream for the world.

As a pastor, you get invited into the most poignant moments of people's lives. Whether it's a wedding or a funeral or a hospital visit, you get invited into the center of the event, whether or not you know the people.

Often the people most concerned about others going to hell when they die seem less concerned with the hells on earth right now, while the people most concerned with the hells on earth right now seem the least concerned about hell after death.

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