I would hope that government officials have a healthy respect for the complexity of the gang problem. They should never lose sight of the fact that there are human beings involved. There is no single solution.
You are so much more than the worst thing you've ever done.
Ours is a God who waits. So who are we not to?
I didn't take my vows to the LAPD.
Richard Rohr is a theologian that I read.
I have a lot of people in my life, and I think there's something key: the thing that leads to intimacy and relationship and connection is tenderness.