“Play is an expression of God's presence in the world; one clear sign of God's absence in society is the absence of playfulness and laughter.” WorldPlayClearExpressionLaughterAbsencePlayfulnessGod's Presence Book:Dangerous Wonder: The Adventure of Childlike Faith Source: Dangerous Wonder: The Adventure of Childlike Faith
“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.” WorldShouldBelieveMeanChurchIdenticalTombsZoosMummy Book:Messy Spirituality Source: Messy Spirituality
“Think about how many of us have wondered why we don't fit, why our faith doesn't stabilize us, why we seem so out of sync with most of the world. Genuine faith is the isolating force in our lives that creates tension wherever we go. To put it another way, faith is the unbalancing force in our lives that is the fruit of God's disturbing presence.” ThinkingWorldWaySeemsForceOur LivesFitFruitGenuineTensionAnother WayDisturbingSync Book:Messy Spirituality Source: Messy Spirituality
“Children live in a world of dreams and imagination, a world of aliveness… 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 isn’t that God stopped speaking; it is that our lives became louder.” WorldChildrenDreamGrowsVoiceRealizingImaginationSilenceWonderOur LivesAmazement Author:Mike Yaconelli
“Our world is... longing to see people whose God is big and holy and frightening and gentle and tender... and ours; a God whose love frightens us into His strong and powerful arms where He longs to whisper those terrifying words, 'I love you.'” PeopleWorldBigsStrongPowerfulLove YouArmsHolyLongingGentleOur WorldFrightening Author:Mike Yaconelli
