For God so loved the world, that whosoever believes in him will, from that point on, be considered weired by the rest of the world, which means the church should be more like a zoo than a tomb of identical mummies.
Mike YaconelliNothing in the church makes people in the church more angry than grace. It's ironic: we stumble into a party we weren't invited to and find the uninvited standing at the door making sure no other uninviteds get in. Then a strange phenomenon occurs: as soon as we are included in the party because of Jesus' irresponsible love, we decide to make grace "more responsible" by becoming self-appointed Kingdom Monitors, guarding the kingdom of God, keeping the riffraff out (which, as I understand it, are who the kingdom of God is supposed to include).
Mike YaconelliThere are a whole lot of people who are so freakin' busyโthey've so cluttered up their livesโthey're at their wits' end. And if they'd only just stop for a minute, they could hear the God of the universe whisper to them, โI love you.
Mike YaconelliSpirituality isn't about being finished and perfect; spirituality is about trusting God in our unfinishedness.
Mike Yaconelli