I hope my greatest contribution will be to try to extract principles of truth that will cause us to live our lives in a more effective way and to advance Jesus' purpose in the world. Erwin McManus advancecontributioneffective Change image and share on social
While we would love to have no criticism, probably if we had no critique, we wouldn't be doing anything meaningful. Erwin McManus criticismcritiquelove Change image and share on social
The Bible has been trapped in modernity. Everything has to work perfectly. And if everything doesn't fit in a Lego-oriented functionality, then we don't deal with it as Christians. Erwin McManus biblechristiandeal Change image and share on social
Often we talk about God's ability to change lives without fully understanding how to access that power. Erwin McManus abilityaccesschange Change image and share on social
Los Angeles has been known as the center of creativity but has often been equally known for the absence of spirituality. Erwin McManus absenceangelescenter Change image and share on social
One of the things you'll discover... as you listen to your own soul is that you spend a great amount of your life trying to bring meaning to your own life. And, by the way, most people are not going to church, so the place they're actually trying to find meaning in their life is at work. Erwin McManus amountbringchurch share on social
I think Christianity is the same as Buddhism and Hinduism - whenever a religion begins to say that these are the things you have to do to be loved by God, you have a religion. Erwin McManus beginbuddhismchristianity Change image and share on social
The word 'entertain' means to hold someone's attention, and what we want is a faith that is vibrant and alive and beautiful and real. Erwin McManus aliveattentionbeautiful Change image and share on social
So much of what comes out of the faith community seems so dour and somber, and we want to say, 'Hey, we're real people. You can be a person of faith and really enjoy life and laugh.' Erwin McManus communitydourenjoy Change image and share on social
I think we've overstated that God is the God who wants us to obey. Obedience is not the end game. Obedience is only our calling so that we can step into our freedom. Erwin McManus callendfreedom Change image and share on social