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We were created to be expressions of the goodness and wholeness of God.

Erwin McManus

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Erwin McManus
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 28
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Wholeness
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The history of God's people is not a record of God searching for courageous men and women who could handle the task, but God transforming the hearts of cowards and calling them to live courageous lives.
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In some sense we are all hypocrites in transition.
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We need both to aspire and accomplish. Without a vision for your life, without a sense of purpose, you will begin to die a slow death.
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God clarifies in the midst of obedience, not beforehand.
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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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The greatest enemy to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity.
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You need to remember who God is, forget the painful wounds and let Him renew you.
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It is amazing where God will take you when you are willing to follow. Life is full of surprises when we choose mystery over security.
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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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The most important moments rarely come at a convenient time
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It is insanity to run from God and search for love.
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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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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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People who are fully alive look out of their minds to those who simply exist.
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When we lack integrity, we use power to control. When we lead with integrity, we use power to bless.
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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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Your soul craves truth, beauty, wonder, love. Your soul craves to dream, to imagine, and even simply to understand. Your soul craves to connect, to commune, to create.
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The first and most important step in the process of becoming genuinely is to be once again authenticated by the original designer.
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Would you be willing to give your life to save the world if no one ever knew your name? If anonymity was the price you would have to pay for significance, would it be too great a price? To live a life of courage is not a guarantee of prestige or adulation. It only matters if you live and die fulfilling the mission you were born for.
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Deeper than our instinct to live is our longing to be alive.
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