The greatest enemy to the movement of Jesus Christ is Christianity. Erwin McManus More Quotes by Erwin McManus More Quotes From Erwin McManus If you look at it from just a pure economic basis, technology is replacing all of the jobs robots can do, and machinery is replacing the jobs that humans once held. If we don't train our children to imagine, to create, they're going to be unemployable. Erwin McManus lookyoutechnologychildren I love what Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh and Jesus all said - that love is really the driving principle of the creative act. In fact, they would say that great art is always inspired by love. Erwin McManus greatlove-isloveart There are few things more powerful than a life lived with passionate clarity. Erwin McManus morethingspowerfullife 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 youenjoy-lifefaithlife 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 everythingtrappedworkbible There is something powerful about singing to God as an act of worship, but it is time to reframe our perspective and our language to genuinely encompass all of life as worship. Erwin McManus perspectivegodtimelife 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 connectjobchangepeople Promise Keepers was looking for a movement that can actualize the hope of Jesus, the hope that we see. And 'Uprising' was what they were looking for. Erwin McManus lookingseemovementhope We're a part of the insurrection, trying to turn Christianity upside down. We're an experimental church: God's research and development arm. Erwin McManus upside-downchurchresearchgod When we look at history, we see history is made up of the heroes of their times. Yet, somehow we miss this when we put on the lens of the Scriptures. Erwin McManus missseelookhistory Wherever and whenever God is moving in a new and fresh way, there emerges a new song! Erwin McManus newgodsongway Los Angeles has been known as the center of creativity but has often been equally known for the absence of spirituality. Erwin McManus beenlos-angelescreativityabsence From the beginning, our community has been focused on people outside of Christianity. But that emphasis means that a lot of hard work is represented in every person who is baptized. Erwin McManus communityhard-workworkpeople I've worked in the business world and, as a futurist, the whole 20 years that I've led at Mosaic. Erwin McManus businesswholeworldyears 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 goodmepeopleson The Bible is not an antiquated text. The scriptures are the text that will lead us into the future. Erwin McManus uswillfuturebible
