The church has been preoccupied with the question, 'What happens to your soul after you die?' AS IF THE REASON FOR JESUS COMING CAN BE SUMMED UP IN, 'JESUS IS TRYING TO HELP GET MORE SOULS INTO HEAVEN, AS OPPOSED… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share Image
I love writers who are insightful enough to be cynical but choose not to be. — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
“I have a confession to make.121 Almost every time I tune in to religious radio or TV, I want to change my religion. I” — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
“If, for you, orthodox means finally “getting it right” or “getting it straight,” mine is a pretty disappointing, curvy orthodoxy. But if, for you,… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
That in itself is an act of peacemaking, because we're seeking to align our wills with God's will, our dreams with God's dream. — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
“The wise preacher of Ecclesiastes might say, “There is a time for everything—a time to be laid-back and a time to be outraged; a… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
Since I was introduced to the practice of God's presence, which in turn led me into the contemplative way, I have nearly always felt… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
“There’s a lot of dirty theology out there, the religious counterpart to dirty politics and dirty business, I suppose. You might call it spiritual… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
“For me, Carol, we can't be faithful to God unless we're faithful to the facts, faithful to the data if you will. And so,… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
The scarily brilliant Romantic poet and visionary William Blake dared to say what many of us have perhaps thought but kept to ourselves: “A… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
“A generous orthodoxy is like that. It acknowledges that we’re all a mess. It sees in our worst failures the possibility of our deepest… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
“Why is it that the choice among churches always seems to be the choice between intelligence on ice and ignorance on fire? —as quoted… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
“globalism (for better or worse) transforms personal and ethnic identities, creating hyphenated and cosmopolitan identities—in which people consider themselves first and foremost citizens of… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
We must never underestimate our power to be wrong when talking about God, when thinking about God, when imagining God, whether in prose or… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
“We must, therefore, never underestimate our power to be wrong when talking about God, when thinking about God, when imagining God—whether in prose or… — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
You know what, the thing that breaks my heart is that there's no way I can answer it without hurting someone on either side. — Brian D. McLaren Copy Share
