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The greatest enemy to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity.

Erwin McManus

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Erwin McManus
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 28
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Jesus
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Far too often, when we think we are frightened by mystery, the fact is that we are haunted by history.
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True religion always moves us to serve others and to give our lives to see those oppressed find freedom.
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How is it, that for many of us, being a good Christian is nothing more than being a good person? The entire focus of our faith has been the elimination of sin, which is important but inadequate rather than the unleashing of a unique, original, extraordinary, wonderfully untamed, faith.
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Behind real freedom, there lies discipline.
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People who are fully alive look out of their minds to those who simply exist.
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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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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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Great dreams require great courage.
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Faith is the determination to create with our lives what only our hearts can conceive.
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Our citizenship is in eternity history is our temporary residence.
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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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It is insanity to run from God and search for love.
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God clarifies in the midst of obedience, not beforehand.
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Deeper than our instinct to live is our longing to be alive.
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You cannot wash the feet of a dirty world if you refuse to touch it
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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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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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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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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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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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