Why would the God of the universe want to be submitted to me?' Because we want you to join us in our circle of relationship. I don't want slaves to my will; I want brothers and sisters who will share life with me.

If a rainbow makes a sound, or a flower as it grows, that was the sound of her laughter.

Authority, as you usually think of it, is merely the excuse the strong use to make others conform to what they want.

Grace doesn't depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find grace in many facets and colors.

Lies are a little fortress; inside them you can feel safe & powerful.

It seems like -- especially in religious circles and Christian circles, we want to first talk about the things we're opposed to. That means we have to categorize that person. We can call them emergent or neo orthodox or someone who feminizes scripture. There's the category, let's stick them in the category then just blow up the box and him along with it.

You cannot heal yourself. You cannot heal anybody else. We're designed to do this in community because we were created inside community for community by community.