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The system of Christian celebrity was not a good space for me, and it was brutal on my kids - my son in college was frequently confronted by people railing against me as a heretic.

~Erwin Mcmanus

Topics: Against Brutal Celebrity Christian College Confronted Frequently Good Heretic Kids Me People Son Space System

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One trend I see is the rejection of growth for self-discovery and the pursuit of authentic community. So we keep whittling our spiritual community to a smaller and smaller and more exclusive inner circle. The problem is if the diagnoses are wrong, so will be the cure.

~Erwin Mcmanus

Topics: Authentic Circle Community Cure Exclusive Growth Inner Keep More Our Problem Pursuit Rejection See Self-Discovery Smaller Spiritual Trend Will Wrong I See

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I think the exploration and the search for who Jesus is, and that 2,000 years later we're still trying to figure out who He was, and did He really rise from the dead... And I think for me, the answer is 'yes,' and that's why we're talking about Him today.

~Erwin Mcmanus

Topics: About Answer Dead Did Exploration Figure He Him Jesus Later Me Out Really Rise Search Still Talking Think Today Trying Who Why Years Yes I Think

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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

Topics: Calling End Freedom Game God Obedience Obey Only Our Step Think Us Wants Who I Think

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When researchers try to break down what is happening at Mosaic, far too often they see the skin and miss the heart.

~Erwin Mcmanus

Topics: Break Down Far Happening Heart Miss Mosaic Often Researchers See Skin Too Try

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We are constantly learning and growing and changing. We are really an experiment. We are endeavoring to discover if a community of faith can exist purely for the good of others.

~Erwin Mcmanus

Topics: Changing Community Constantly Discover Exist Experiment Faith Good Growing Learning Others Purely Really

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I think that's a part of what motivates me in my teaching and writing. Once the Gospel feels mainstream and becomes a nicely organized, orchestrated belief system, frankly, I don't think there is even an attraction to the human spirit.

~Erwin Mcmanus

Topics: Attraction Becomes Belief Even Feels Frankly Gospel Human Human Spirit Mainstream Me Motivates Nicely Once Organized Part Spirit System Teaching Think Writing I Think

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I became a Christian because I met God.

~Erwin Mcmanus

Topics: Became Because Christian God Met

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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

Topics: Alive Attention Beautiful Entertain Faith Hold Means Real Someone Vibrant Want Word

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Our job is not to change people; our job is to connect people to Jesus, and it's Jesus' job to change people.

~Erwin Mcmanus

Topics: Change Connect Jesus Job Our People

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: August 28th, 1958

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