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It is not balance you need but adaptability.

Erwin McManus

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Erwin McManus
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 28
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The church must acclimate to a changing world, or she will destine herself to irrelevance or even extinction. ...One of those dramatic changes in our environment is the shift from words to images. To do church in a way that is entirely text driven is the kiss of death.
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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.
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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.
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Jesus is being lost in a religion bearing his name.
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It’s a wonderful thing when you look inside your own heart and like what you see.
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Humility is not about having a low self-image or poor self-esteem. Humility is about self-awareness.
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I am convinced most Americans - yes even white Americans - are committed to justice and equality for all people. I am convinced that most Americans are disgusted and even ashamed that Nazism is alive and well in this country that fought to defeat its evil ideology.
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I think a lot of us are not on a path we're in a rut. We have confused comfort with peace, belief with faith, safety with wisdom, wealth with blessing, and existence with life.
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Faith is the determination to create with our lives what only our hearts can conceive.
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The real measure of our power is the freedom and opportunity we create for others.
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The future belongs to those who have the courage to create it. We need a new humanity. We need a new expression of community. We need the Church to bring the world together. This makes me excited.
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Religion as a whole specializes in sin management. It's all about organizing humanity in such a way that we cause as little damage as possible.
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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.
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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.
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God clarifies in the midst of obedience, not beforehand.
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I am convinced the Church is the greatest hope for humanity and for creating a new world where everyone is valued and embraced regardless of differences.
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Courage is not the absence of fear it is the absence of self.
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A life well lived is the most exquisite work of art.
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Behind real freedom, there lies discipline.
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We have to ask ourselves, 'Am I really trying to discern God's will, or determine whether I want to do it?'
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