There are financial bankruptcies in many parts of the church. No question about that. But we see the possibility of reimagining and revitalizing the church.

Our churches should attract the people Jesus attracted and frustrate the people Jesus frustrated.

The true atheist is the one who refuses to see God's image in the face of their neighbour.

As my friend said that when people say the church is full of hypocrites, he says we always have room for more.

Whenever folks say radical Christianity is "a phase" of youth, I tell them they need to meet our 80-year-old nun or my friend Tony Campolo.

We have to use our discontentment to engage rather than disengage - our hope has to be more powerful than our cynicism.

As an American, and especially as a Christian, I am convinced that a love for our own people is not a bad thing, but love doesn't stop at borders. Love is infinitely boundless and all about holy trespassing and offensive friendships.