“Many of us vote under the assumption that if only the right man/woman/party/ideology could get seated in the White House, the Court House, or the School House then the Kingdom of God would come. That is an illusion. We do… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share
“Jesus and institutional religion are on a collision course, and those who go with Jesus will find more adventure, freedom, and religion-bursting grace than… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share Image
“We preach grace, but we don’t always practice it. We talk about God’s mercy, but we don’t always want the people who need it most to know it or get in on it. We say we are in the redemption business, but the door to that redemption is often locked by us from the inside. We say, “Come in! All… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share
“One of the tragedies of current Christianity in America is that we have so few compelling illustrations of this life that Jesus lived and… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share Image
“The objective, according to Jesus, was not to get people inside of heaven, but to get heaven inside of people. An understanding of the gospel that concerns itself only with getting my own soul into heaven – damn this world, it’s all going to burn anyway – falls miserably short of the revolutionary message of Jesus. Jesus did not come… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share
“When “doctrinal integrity” (a term usually defined by those using it) trumps kindness and grace, faith has wandered out of bounds. Anything claiming to… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share Image
“Many of us vote under the assumption that if only the right man/woman/party/ideology could get seated in the White House, the Court House, or the School House then the Kingdom of God would come. That is an illusion. We do not look for the church to assist in or endorse the building of a made-in-America utopia which is only a… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share
“We in the revivalist tradition have viewed grace only in terms of privatized, individualized spirituality. Give people enough Jesus to save their souls, move… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share Image
“Nowadays, as I write and speak on a wide variety of topics, this one subject – Jesus’ way of nonviolence – always generates the… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share Image
“Because we follow Christ and are citizens in the kingdom of God, the rationale “that’s just the way it is,” is not near enough… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share Image
“The good news, as Jesus proclaims it, is not just an evacuation plan to rescue people from earth or the sufferings of the afterlife,… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share Image
“To be like God is not to have perfect doctrinal integrity, to get the details of church “right,” or to be religiously and moralistically… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share Image
“Jesus did not come to start a religion. He came to blow religion off the map. Jesus did not come to tinker with our… — Ronnie McBrayer Copy Share Image
