It's Always A Good Idea

There Are Financial Bankruptcies In Many Parts Of The Church. No Question About That. But We See The Possibility Of Reimagining And Revitalizing The Church.

I Just Have A More Holistic Sense Of What It Means To Be For Life, Knowing That Life Does Not Just Begin At Conception And End At Birth, And That If I Am Going To Discourage Abortion, I Had Better Be Ready To Adopt Some Babies And Care For Some Mothers.

It Is A Beautiful Thing When Folks In Poverty Are No Longer Just A Missions Project But Become Genuine Friends And Family With Whom We Laugh, Cry, Dream And Struggle.

Someday War And Poverty Will Be Crazy And We Will Wonder How The World Allowed Such Things To Exist.

I Always Tell Our Community That We Should Attract The People Jesus Attracted And Frustrate The People Jesus Frustrated. It's Certainly Never Our Goal To Frustrate, But It Is Worth Noting That The People Who Were Constantly Agitated Were The Self-righteous, Religious Elite, The Rich, And The Powerful. But The People Who Were Fascinated By Him, By His Love And Grace, Were Folks Who Were Already Wounded And Ostracized — Folks Who Didn't Have Much To Lose, Who Already Knew Full Well That They Were Broken And Needed A Savior.