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.

If every Christian family brought in a child who needed a family we would put the foster care system out of business.

When the church takes affairs of the state more seriously than they do Jesus, Pax Romana becomes its gospel and the president becomes the Son of God.

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

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

The time has come for a new kind of conversation, a new kind of Christianity, a new kind of revolution.

This is what Jesus had in mind: folks coming together, forming close-knit communities and meeting each other's needs-- no kings, no major welfare systems, no presidents necessary. His is a theology and practice for the people of God, not a set of suggestions for empire.