Theology 101: The question should never be, "Is this action leftist or right-wing...liberal or conservative...socialist or capitalist? The question should be, "Does this action love my neighbor...look out for their interests more than my own...manifest the fruit of...
And when you come to the point that you look in the face of every man and see deep down within him what religion calls “the image of God,” you begin to love him in spite of. No matter what he does, you see God’s image there. There is an element of goodness that he can...
If your theology causes you to treat other people as less worthy of a home or love or care or safety than yourself--it isn't worth keeping. Religion at its best will always welcome the stranger, mend wounds, share blessings, remove barriers, and expand the table.
In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received, but now I realize that gratitude can also be lived as a discipline. The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is...
Don’t let go, not now, not yet, but hold on tight, for I think we have more of a bumpy ride to come. Hold on to the hand of the Spirit. Hold on to your faith in justice and compassion. Hold on to the vision which has guided you all these years. Don’t let go, for the...
Mother Theresa said that sometimes our biggest problem is this: The circle we put around our family is too small. A love for our own people is great. But we are called to love as big as God loves. God's love doesn't stop at the border. That's what it means to be "born...
It is easy to love people in memory; the hard thing is to love them when they are there in front of you.
Of all the things Satan could've used to destroy Christ, he decided to tempt Jesus with the Bible. In the same way, Satan will attack Christianity by tricking people into believing they're "being biblical" when in reality they aren't being Christlike at all. To be...
If our theology is threatened by the affirmation, inclusion, and empowerment of others, our theology is about control, not love.
Don't forget to love the way you want to be loved, listen the way you want to be heard, give the way you hope others give, care the way you want others to care, because change doesn't start with them, it starts right here.