We are faithful not to the triumphant golden eagle (ironically, also an imperial symbol of power in Rome) but to the slaughtered Lamb.

I think a lot of people view the death penalty as a debate class or something. The cost and what's at stake is really, really a big deal.

Tony Campolo and I both speak a lot, and we began to notice that there were some crowds of old folks that desperately needed some youthful energy, and there were other crowds of young folks that desperately needed some aged wisdom.

We can tell the world that there is life after death, but the world really seems to be wondering if there is life before death.

If we believe terrorists are past redemption, we should just rip up like 1/2 the New Testament because it was written by one.

Jesus is challenging that when addressing "who is your neighbor" and he has a lot of hard things to say about family, "unless you hate your own family you are not going to be a disciple." He is challenging the limits of our compassion and our love as if someone's kid suffers it should be as devastating to us as if it were our own kid. That is what the early church said.

Faith is believing in the impossible because we have a God who is master of impossible.