I'm just not convinced that Jesus is going to say, "When I was hungry, you gave a check to the United Way and they fed me.

The question for me is not are we political, but how are we political? We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar in how we engage.

When we realize that we are both wretched and beautiful, we are freed up to see others the same way.

The dreams get anchored in aged wisdom not some utopian fantasy.

We should refuse to get sucked into political camps and insist on pulling the best out of all of them. That's what Jesus did - challenge the worst of each camp and pull out the best of each.

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.

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