“My own reconfigured family is an outward and visible sign of the 'family values' I’m talking about.”
“One day not too long ago, in the entryway of our education building, I ran into a person who is a part of our congregation’s extended neighborhood family. I know that he hardly has two cents to rub together, and he’s trying, with a lot of courage and faith, to work his way up from addiction and poverty to something better, despite numerous obstacles.”
“But we do know that we haven’t always been the kindest person we could be. We do know that we haven’t always been fair or honest. We do know that we haven’t always reached out our hand to welcome the stranger in our midst. We do know that we haven’t always been as charitable as we might have been.”
"Because I was denied ordination because I am gay, I don’t get to preach as often as I would like, so invitations like this one are precious – and made all the more so because I am keenly aware of who you are, you brave CTS students and faculty”
“The month of Ramadan is a great and beautiful time of the year. During Ramadan, it is believed that Allah’s blessings increase and His rewards for good deeds are multiplied. Muslims around the world use this month in particular to thank Allah for the blessings in their lives.”
“It is very sad indeed to see how our beloved Anglican Communion is being rent asunder by an unholy combination of gross ambition, bad hermeneutics, poor ecclesiology, conservative money and plain homophobia.”