Occupation: Author Birth: July 11, 1975
When we ask God to move a mountain, God may give us a shovel..
I wondered if there were other restless people asking the question with me: What if Jesus meant the stuff he said?..
Mother Theresa said it is not how much we give that is important but how much love you put into doing it. So it is not just how many units of housing….
The more I get to know Jesus, the more trouble he seems to get me into..
Recognizing that something is wrong is the first step toward changing the world..
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 is nothing more sickening than talking about poverty over a fancy dinner..
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….
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….
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..
Christianity can be built around isolating ourselves from evildoers and sinners, creating a community of religious piety and moral purity. That’s the….
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. ….
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….
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….
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….
Perhaps there is no more dangerous place for a Christian to be than in safety and comfort, detached from the suffering of others..
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 ….
How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday?.
There are some things to die for but none to kill for..
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….