The question becomes not just how to accumulate more, but how to covet less.

With the early Christians you couldn't have God as your father unless you have the church as your mother. This isn't accepting the church as a perfect thing.

People had taught me what Christians believe, but no one had told me how Christians live.

God doesn't want to change the world without you.

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.

I would love to see the Church on the right side of history.

There's an understanding of common prayer that I think we're seeing grow, more and more. When I travel, I hear from people who are deeply touched that our common prayer takes time to remember some of the terrible tragedies that have happened around the world.