The homeless in America are human beings created in the image of God, and not individuals to be exploited for one’s self-aggrandizement, nor for the selfcongratulation of a faith community.

The best advice I’ve ever received was to not bring reason to bear exclusively when entering into negotiations with a government agency, and always when speaking truth to power to address said power from a position of strength.

I was ordained because God spoke to me at the depth of my soul and I became acutely aware of Her will for my life.

If I could change one thing about the way people view the homeless, I would insist they first look inward before casting their gaze elsewhere.

The promise faith communities make is to exist ultimately not for their own self-deification but for the reconciliation and redemption of the world in all its diversity of life.

Food served to the homeless in most shelters is life sustaining yet rarely well balanced.

A Good Samaritan is a person who embodies the same self-emptying love exhibited by Jesus, a man for others, during his public ministry.

The hardest thing about the work I’ve done is terminating employees, regardless of circumstance.

If I was stranded on a desert island, I would want to have a book of matches and Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics—the complete set. The ensuing bonfire would keep me warm at night.