"Yes, let us pray for those in positions of power—pray that God may turn their hardened hearts to love justice and mercy, so that all may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. And let us act—even in the unjust systems of this earthly life—act shrewdly even now, for whatever good we can do in our little corners of this broken world, holding fast to our faith in the goodness and love of our God who endures."

"We really get God wrong when we imagine that she wants us to grovel our way back into her good graces."

"We don’t choose Jesus because his is the winning team of eternity; we choose Jesus because the Love he is gives eternity its shape, energy, and purpose."

"Think about that: the table at a dinner party is a place where we are not numbers, not part of a faceless crowd, but we are named, chosen, and we belong. Around such a table, the meal is not about angling for honor; it’s about creating company—a gathering where every guest matters simply for who they are."

"Isaiah’s vineyard sounds uncomfortably familiar."

"We don’t worship to check off boxes. We worship to be transformed—so that when the moment comes, we’ll be caught in the act of love."

“Life’s a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.”

"We make sure to share the stories that confirm our biases and ignore the ones that don’t. We are like the lawyer, self-righteous in our assumptions about those we hold up as our enemies and desperately begging Jesus to give us permission to further ignore their human dignity."

"We live in a nation that often acts like Naaman on the world stage—used to getting its way, expecting to buy solutions, imagining that more wealth, more power, more control will fix what’s broken. With economic policies on the horizon projected to be far more favorable for the already wealthy, it feels like we’re doubling down on Naaman’s mistake—believing that the powerful deserve extra-special treatment while the vulnerable should have to leap over additional hurdles to earn scraps. But God has a habit of upending those expectations—whether it’s a general seeking healing or disciples chasing glory."

"Love refuses easy categories. Love doesn’t live in the false security of either/or. Love lives in the tension. It doesn’t care about tidy labels. It asks: Are people fed? Are wounds healed? Are the scattered being gathered?"