We have a market-driven society so obsessed with buying and selling and obsessed with power and pleasure and property.

When we oppose God's delegated authority, we oppose God Himself.

True humility is absolute obedience and dependence on God. It puts Him first, others second, and ourselves third in all things.

Grace gives us the power to live, and mercy keeps us free from guilt, condemnation, and shame.

An offended heart is the breeding ground of deception.

God doesn't author hardship but uses it to strengthen us for greater conquests. He never leads us into a storm that He doesn't give us the power to overcome.

You can't move forward until you look back.

You don't begin by dehumanizing those who are dehumanizing you, because it contributes to the cycle of dehumanization in the world.

I like to be multi-contextual, which is much more important than being multicultural.

One of the things I love most about Martin Luther King is that he was willing to sacrifice his popularity in favor of his integrity. He was an honest man, and he would tell the truth.

It takes unbelievable spiritual courage, moral fortitude, to engage in militant nonviolence.

Reelection ought not to be the primary preoccupation of any politician. It ought to be standing up for truth and justice.

When you love people, you give them a priority. You have a sense of urgency about their pain.

Patriarchy is a disease and we are in perennial recovery and relapse. So you have to get up every morning and struggle against it.

When you are fundamentally committed to something that is right, you just decide to go down fighting. Period.

All individuals have the same value, not to be determined by market price. They're made in the image and likeness of God.

The aim is not for me to be right. The aim is to make sure that we keep the focus on the people who are suffering. That's what we're here for.

Clever gimmicks of mass distraction yield a cheap soulcraft of addicted and self-medicated narcissists.

You keep folks so intimidated. You can give them money, access, but they're still scared. And as long as you're scared, you're on the plantation.