Mother Theresa always said, "Calcuttas are everywhere if only we have eyes to see. Find your Calcutta."

Biological family is too small of a vision. Patriotism is far too myopic. A love for our own relatives and a love for the people of our own country are not bad things, but our love does not stop at the border.

One of the great dangers in political engagement is misplaced hope.

Let's keep refusing to accept the world as it is and insisting on building the world we dream of. Don't let the haters have the last word.

To be nonpartisan doesn't mean we're nonpolitical.

The world is looking, not for Christians who are perfect, but for Christians who are honest and who are willing to be honest with some of our contradictions and hypocrisy.

Recognizing that something is wrong is the first step toward changing the world.