Erwin Raphael McManus

“When we are passionate about God, we can trust our passions.”

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“Love is not about how many people we have used, but about how much we have cherished one person.”

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“So often you blame God for the life you have, but you do not know what life you want. Certainly there is…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“The entire focus of our faith has been the elimination of sin, which is important but inadequate, rather than the unleashing of…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“Asking why isn’t about the survival of the fittest; it is about the soul’s craving for meaning.”

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“Success will lie to you and tell you that your future is just an extension of your past, when at its best,…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“It's odd how we prioritize the things the things that matter to us. We choose a career or job; we choose a…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“Average is always a safe choice, and it is the most dangerous choice you can make.”

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“I made a decision that while cancer may define how I die, it would not define how I live.”

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“Jesus would rather have us do what is right than what is “Christian.” Earlier”

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“Remember, art is an extension of self. ......... The unique distinction of being created in the image of God is that what…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“We all are flawed. If there was a perfect community, it would be ruined the moment I joined it.”

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“We can become so afraid of death that we never live, so afraid of failure that we never risk, so afraid of…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“When it comes to love, it has to be face-to-face. There has to be contact. Love cannot exist where there is only…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“But you might wonder to yourself: What if I never find love? After all, you can’t be held responsible if you’ve searched…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“While religions have historically tried to make us the same, Jesus calls us to be different. If you have ever experienced this,…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“Nietzsche’s observation, “He who has a why to live can bear with almost any how.”

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“Don’t let your shortcomings and flaws convince you that you need to become something other than human. Our brokenness is not proof…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“I have already decided to die with my sword in hand.”

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“The most important things in life rarely come with urgency. It may seem counter intuitive, but the most important things in life…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“At least on an unconscious level, a part of our struggle with God is our discomfort with love. It seems no matter…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“The great tragedy that I have witnessed over and over again is that we keep underestimating how much God wants to do…

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“I found a strange solace and safety in my power of invisibility and made obscurity my residence.”

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“It’s a troubling thing when your soul demands what your brain rejects.”

— Erwin Raphael McManus

“goal of spirituality is not to extract from you all desire and passion. The call of Jesus is the exact opposite—delight”

— Erwin Raphael McManus