In my lowest moments, when I genuinely longed for death, I knew that Jesus would walk with me through that valley as well.

Real love cannot be silent in the face of injustice.

When you stand with the outcasts, you stand with Jesus, and when you despise the outcast, you despise Jesus, as well. Becoming an activist is simply a matter of putting love into action.

The words 'God is love' conclude a biblical warning, not a warm and fuzzy slogan. 'He who doesn't love [his neighbor] doesn't love God, for God is love.'

There's something in the cross that says this is not just about my "salvation" but about the "salvation" of all those who suffer injustice and inequality.

It would be catastrophic if one day these fundamentalists Christians gain enough political power to enforce their literal understanding of Mosaic Law.

Doing justice, loving mercy, seeking truth...these are the issues [the Bible] is clear on.

My commitment to the Bible [is my] source of progressive values.

I am convinced that Christian fundamentalism is a far greater threat to this country than Muslim terrorists could ever be.

Because of their excessive commitment to a literal Bible, fundamentalist Christians have fallen into the trap of biblioltry.

It's beginning to feel like there is no room in America for anyone who is not a fundamentalist Christian.

Christians are becoming disengaged in following the Scripture that tells us not to conform to the world’s system.

Music is the space between the notes as much as the notes themselves

It's sad to see just how many people are lonely together.

And don't you let your guard down for a second because you think anything's inevitable.

The bickering and fighting and hating that women do with each other - it's going to kill us as a race of people.

A Catholic is raised with the idea that he will die any minute now and if he doesn't live his life in a certain way, this death is an introduction to an eternity of pain.

History isn’t something you study. It’s something you should just know.

Routine is the death to heroism.

Better do nothing than do ill.

A Local Government Stationery Store is something to behold. It's like walking through the back of a cupboard into a really dull Narnia.