Bumps Quote by Brian D. McLaren

I love writers who are insightful enough to be cynical but choose not to be.

— Brian D. McLaren

“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

“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

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

“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

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

“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

“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

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

“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

“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

“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