“It is terribly important to realize that the leap of faith is not so much a leap of thought as of action. For while in many matters it is first we must see then we will act; in matters of faith it is first we must do then we will know, first we will be and then we will see. One must, in short, dare to act wholeheartedly without absolute certainty.”

“[D]are to act wholeheartedly without absolute certainty.”

“I love the recklessness of faith. First you leap, and then you grow wings.”

“No sermon on love can fail to mention love's most difficult problem in our time--how to find effective ways to alleviate the massive suffering of humanity at home and abroad. What we need to realize is that to love effectively we must act collectively...”

“There is nothing anti-intellectual in the leap of faith, for faith is not believing without proof but trusting without reservation.”

“And if we exalt freedom as Christians, we must remember that freedom is grounded in love.”

“But if we hate evil more than we love the good, we become damn good haters.... However deep, our anger, like that of Christ, must always and only measure our love.”