Occupation: Author Birth: July 11, 1975
And I think that's what our world is desperately in need of - lovers, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with fellow strugglers alon….
We give people fish. We teach them to fish. We tear down the walls that have been built up around the fish pond. And we figure out who polluted it..
There are some things to die for but none to kill for..
All around you, people will be tiptoeing through life, just to arrive at death safely. But dear children, do not tiptoe. Run, hop, skip, or dance, ju….
Charity wins awards and applause, but joining the poor gets you killed. People do not get crucified for charity. People are crucified for living ou….
Only Jesus would be crazy enough to suggest that if you want to become the greatest, you should become the least. Only Jesus would declare God's bles….
The work of community, love, reconciliation, restoration is the work we cannot leave up to politicians. This is the work we are all called to do..
There are congregations on nearly every corner. I'm not sure we need more churches. What we need is a church. I say one church is better than fifty. ….
Perhaps there is no more dangerous place for a Christian to be than in safety and comfort, detached from the suffering of others..
It is a beautiful thing when folks in poverty are no longer just a missions project but become genuine friends and family with whom we laugh, cry, dr….
Recognizing that something is wrong is the first step toward changing the world..
The more I get to know Jesus, the more trouble he seems to get me into..
Over and over, when I ask God why all of these injustices are allowed to exist in the world, I can feel the Spirit whisper to me, You tell me why we ….
There is nothing more sickening than talking about poverty over a fancy dinner..
The Christian icon is not the Stars and Stripes but a cross-flag, and its emblem is not a donkey, an elephant, or an eagle, but a slaughtered lamb..
I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle to God has been Christians. Christians who have had so much to say with our mouths and so little to sho….
There's something beautiful about that Scripture that says, "Your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams" (Acts 2:17). We need ea….
Christianity can be built around isolating ourselves from evildoers and sinners, creating a community of religious piety and moral purity. That’s the….
So even as we see the horror of death, may we be reminded that in the end, love wins. Mercy triumphs. Life is more powerful than death. And even thos….
Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived..
How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday?.