Erwin McManus
Erwin McManus
Erwin Raphael McManusis an author, futurist, filmmaker, and designer. He is the founder and lead pastor of Mosaic, a church in Los Angeles, California. Erwin is a popular speaker on issues related to postmodernism and postmodern Christianity, but also writes and lectures on topics such as culture, change, creativity, and leadership...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth28 August 1958
CountryUnited States of America
life dream past
When we dwell on the past, we tend to want to live there. When we dream of the future, we want to go there. Our dreams are where God paints a picture of a life waiting to be created.
buddhism focus important
I"m often accused of being irreligious, and I suppose it's for this very reason. Whether it's Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Judaism, or any other ism, when a religioin is created on the subtle premise that God withholds his love and you must submit to the system to earn that love, I consider it the worst of corruptions... For centuries, the church has been telling us that if we want God to love us, we need to follow the rules. It's been far more important to focus on the sin problem than the love problem.
goal christianity
My goal is to destroy Christianity.
people mind alive
People who are fully alive look out of their minds to those who simply exist.
believe caring world
When we stop believing the world can become a better place, when we stop caring about the lives and conditions of others, we lose a part of ourselves.
dream may able
We may not be able to accomplish everything we can dream, but we will not accomplish anything without our dreams
trying want determine
We have to ask ourselves, 'Am I really trying to discern God's will, or determine whether I want to do it?'
dream live-life responsibility
When you begin to create the life of your dreams - or maybe better stated, when you begin to live the life that God dreams for you - you take responsibility to prepare for the future.
greatness discipline
Greatness comes with discipline.
expression goodness wholeness
We were created to be expressions of the goodness and wholeness of God.
attitude fall humility
Attitude is an accurate monitor of where we fall on the spectrum of pride and humility.
creative invisible visible
Is it possible that the creative act is simply the materialization of the future- making the invisible, visible?
art artist works-of-art
You are an artist. What work of art will you leave behind?
Courage frees us from the fears that would rob us of life itself.