I want a lifetime of holy moments. Every day I want to be in dangerous proximity to Jesus. I long for a life that explodes with meaning and is filled with adventure, wonder, risk, and danger. I long for a faith that is gloriously treacherous. I want to be with Jesus, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.
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 YaconelliChildren live in a world of dreams and imagination, a world of alivenessโฆ There is a voice of wonder and amazement inside all of us; but we grow to realize we can no longer hear it, and we live in silence. It isnโt that God stopped speaking; it is that our lives became louder.
Mike YaconelliThe grace of God is dangerous. It's lavish, excessive, outrageous, and scandalous. God's grace is ridiculously inclusive. Apparently God doesn't care who He loves. He is not very careful about the people He calls His friends or the people He calls His church.
Mike YaconelliThe power of the Church is not a parade of flawless people, but of a flawless Christ who embraces our flaws. The Church is not made up of whole people, rather of the broken people who find wholeness in a Christ who was broken for us.
Mike Yaconelli