It's hard to hear the gentle whisper of the Spirit amid the noise of Christendom.

I think in the end, God's justice is redemptive, it's restorative, it's about giving life, not taking life.

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.

There are folks who burn the Koran and hold signs saying, "God hates fags" and all sorts of sick things - and they often hijack the headlines with hatred. We know that is not what Christ was like.

There is a certain power when old and young come together - we can do more together than we can on our own.

Jesus did not send us into the world to make believers but to make disciples.

The church is a place where broken people can fall in love with a beautiful God.