Christianity did not begin with a confession. It began with an invitation into friendship, into creating a new community, into forming relationships based on love and service.

Why is it that the choice among churches always seems to be the choice between intelligence on ice and ignorance on fire?

Doctrine is to be the balm of a healing experience of God, not a theological scalpel to wound and exclude people.

The Internet is the stained glass picture of the 21st century.

With social media, you have the chance to be the Lutherans that Luther imagined.

The overarching narrative of the Bible is that of humanity searching for home.

The moment that we think we know, we’ve lost our perspective on wisdom.

Conversion is not a single prayer. Conversion is pilgrimage.

To transform home is to transform the world.

Where do you live?' is ultimately a sacred question.

The absolute pacifist is a bad citizen; times come when force must be used to uphold right, justice and ideals.

Always ask yourself the question “Is this going to help get me to my goal or not?

UFC 151 will be remembered as the event Jon Jones and Greg Jackson murdered.

In the many times I have seen Hillary [Clinton] speak, she never fails to dazzle audiences by speaking in paragraphs, without notes.

What I've learned is I want to enjoy my life, and food is a big part of it.

Javier Pastore wouldn't get a beach ball off me if we were locked in a phone box. He's turd. Anyone who thinks he isn't is clueless.

You have to reinvent yourself.

Immortality no longer interests the weary old man at all.

Even before I was a fighter, I was a daddy's girl.

I think it's a bit excessive.