Play is an expression of God's presence in the world; one clear sign of God's absence in society is the absence of playfulness and laughter.

Spirituality isn't about being finished and perfect; spirituality is about trusting God in our unfinishedness.

Until we start thinking in terms of revolution instead of compromise the Church will continue to pat itself on the back with token steps of renewal.

Religious people love to hide behind religion. They love the rules of religion more than they love Jesus. With practice, Condemners let rules become more important than the spiritual life.

What landed Jesus on the cross was the preposterous idea that common, ordinary, broken, screwed-up people could be godly.

Spirituality is not about being fixed; it is about God's being present in the mess of our unfixedness. (Messy Spirituality)

Christianity is not about learning how to live within the lines; Christianity is about the joy of coloring.

Jesus cares more about desire than about competence

The Church is the place where the incompetent, the unfinished, and even the unhealthy are welcome. I believe Jesus agrees.

Spiritual growth thrives in the midst of our problems, not in their absence. Spiritual growth occurs in the trenches of life, not in the classroom.

When we are in touch with God's joy and peace in us, then we become whole and holy persons. Like living torches we radiate the light and heat of God's compassionate love.

Life is like that...sometimes you have to peel off the bitterness in order to get to the part that is sweet.

There are never any rules, rights, or wrongs in imagining--- imagining just is.

I started out Ice skating with 'Holiday On Ice' and just got offered the part of R2 by chance.

I had only two jobs my entire life Taco Bell for six months and Kroger's Food store for one day!

90 percent of American schoolchildren are in public schools. And the emphasis on private schools and charter schools and parochial schools is not unimportant.

I don't know the difference between a hippie and a hipster but, it's fun to watch either one of them get beat up.

I live in New York and I was only there for 2 weeks all last year.

Do what's right and you'll never go wrong.

Be thou good thyself, and let people speak evil of thee; it is better than to be wicked, and that they should consider thee as good.

What actors are good at doing is walking into a situation that should make you incredibly self-conscious and frightened and doing it anyway. That's the gig, pretending that you are comfortable.