Of God's love we can say two things: it is poured out universally for everyone from the Pope to the loneliest wino on the planet; and secondly, God's love doesn't seek value, it creates value. 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.

Truth is always in danger of being sacrificed on the altars of good taste and social stability.

I love the recklessness of faith. First you leap, and then you grow wings.

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.

Only reverence can restrain violence - reverence for human life and the environment.

There is nothing anti-intellectual in the leap of faith, for faith is not believing without proof but trusting without reservation.

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