A lot of times people say whatever the government touches, they don't do that well, so why would we trust them with the power over life and death? Do we really believe the system is that perfect that it won't make any mistakes? You can't reverse these mistakes.

The question becomes not just how to accumulate more, but how to covet less.

It is the church's job, as Dr. [Martin Luther] King says, to be the conscience of the state, not the chaplain of the state.

There are people who are dangerous, and evil is real.

The early Christians felt a deep collision with the empire in which they lived, and with politics as usual. They carelessly crossed party lines and built subversive friendships. And we should do that too.

We are setting ourselves up for disappointment if our hope is built on anything less than Jesus.

There is nothing more sickening than talking about poverty over a fancy dinner.