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
risk world doe
How in the world could you ever imagine a life of faith that does not require risk? Faith and risk are inseparable.
jesus names lost
Jesus is being lost in a religion bearing his name.
dirty feet world
You cannot wash the feet of a dirty world if you refuse to touch it
letting-go
I refused to let go of what I had.
freedom-to-choose you-choose your-freedom
It's not your freedom to choose that makes you free. It's what you choose in that freedom that makes you free.
jesus men dying
Jesus' death wasn't to free us from dying, but to free us from the fear of death. Jesus came to liberate us so that we could die up front and then live. Jesus Christ wants to take us to places where only dead men and women can go.
self community healthy
The more isolated and disconnected we are, the more shattered and distorted our self-identity. We are not healthy when we are alone. We find ourselves when we connect to others. Without community we don't know who we are... When we live outside of healthy community, we not only lose others. We lose ourselves...Who we understand ourselves to be is dramatically affected for better or worse by those we hold closest to us.
inspiration heart mean
When calling for authenticity, we need to take seriously the brokenness and sinfulness of the human heart. If to be authentic means to be who we really are or to express what we really feel, then in most cases I’m going to vote for hypocrisy. Our prisons are filled with men and women who acted on their feelings and impulses. If authenticity is about being true to yourself, these individuals should be our models of inspiration.
wounds
Love never comes without wounds; faith never comes without failure.
gratitude past perspective
Gratitude changes your perspective about life. You see the future, experience the present, and remember the past in a dramatically different way.
cant-change
We can’t change history, but we can create the future.
struggle purpose endure
It is amazing how much we can endure when we are convinced there is a purpose to our struggle.
voice knowing soul
When you live your life knowing the mission and calling and voice of God in your soul and you know where that compass is driving you forward, you will become a rare commodity in a world searching for direction.
waiting risk world
A world without God cannot wait for us to choose the safe path. If we wait for someone else to take the risk, we risk that no one will ever act and that nothing will ever be accomplished.