Love measures our stature: the more we love, the bigger we are.

There are three kinds of patriots, two bad, one good. The bad ones are the uncritical lovers and the loveless critics. Good patriots carry on a lover's quarrel with their country, a reflection of God's lover's quarrel with all the world.

In reality, there are no biblical literalists, only selective literalists. By abolishing slavery and ordaining women, millions of Protestants have gone far beyond biblical literalism. It's time we did the same for homophobia.

What is faith? Faith is being grasped by the power of love.

We are not loved because we are valued; we are valued because we are loved.

When a man is drowning, it may be better for him to try to swim than to thrash around waiting for divine intervention.

It is not because we have value that we are loved, but because we are loved that we have value. Our value is a gift, not an achievement.