“I have also learned that my social location — that is, my place in this world as a privileged Anglo North American male, can actually hinder my ability to see and serve. Power, privilege, and resources can actually impeded my service because they limit my ability to learn and listen. Those of us born into privilege tend to think we have the answers because we have all the resources. We cannot minister effectively with this attitude. We must pour ourselves into service even as we pour out our preconceived notions of the people we serve.” (>>)

“Welcome to today’s moralistic therapeutic deism. Welcome to evangelical Christianity, American style, the home of spiritual technology that provides quick fixes and sure results, guaranteed.” (>>)

“It has become fashionable to wither with irony and cynicism in the face of so many daunting and troubling plots that overwhelm the current human story. It has become an epidemic of sorts to put idealism in the cross-hairs and piss all over it. I say fuck that. No matter how challenging or oppressive our or your circumstances are, it is always best to fight for what you believe to be the better world.” (>>)