If I were to die today, I would be nervous about what people would say at my funeral. I would be happy if they said things like, ‘He was a nice guy’ or, ‘He was occasionally decent’ or, ‘Mike wasn’t as bad as a lot of people.’ Mike Yaconelli Read Quote
There have been times where I’ve said, ‘Jesus, I don’t believe in you anymore, get out of here. I don’t know. I don’t even trust you.’ And it’s like, okay. And he’s still hanging on. Mike Yaconelli Read Quote
I think that when you follow Christ, one of the things that happens when you start listening to His voice is that you really are alone. Mike Yaconelli Read Quote
I can remember the night I became a Christian. And man, this weight came off of me and all that kind of stuff. What I didn’t realize was, that was just the beginning – of a huge journey. Mike Yaconelli Read Quote
That’s why we trust the Bible – it speaks to both realities: the unchanging human condition and the constantly changing cultural conditions. It speaks to all generations. We trust the Bible because it’s the truth. It was the truth when it was written, and it is the truth now. It’s the truth now because it’s living truth. Mike Yaconelli Read Quote
We’ve lost touch with our souls. We’ve been nourishing our minds, our relational skills, our theological knowledge, our psychological well-being, our physiological health… but we’ve abandoned our souls. Mike Yaconelli Read Quote
I think being negative is being positive. You can’t improve without stating the problem. Mike Yaconelli Read Quote
Pretending is the grease of non-relationships. Pretending is how you and I get through the day without ever having to know each other. When I walk in the room, you say to me, ‘How are you?’ Well, you don’t want to know. And, frankly, I don’t want to tell you. So I just say, ‘Fine,’ and you go, ‘Fine.’ And off we go. Mike Yaconelli Read Quote
Sin is more than turning our backs on God – it is turning our backs on life! Immorality is much more than adultery and dishonesty: it is living drab, colorless, dreary, stale, unimaginative lives. Mike Yaconelli Read Quote
Not only are drinking, smoking, swearing, dancing and going to movies not issues… they simply do not matter. They matter to fundamentalists, of course, but to anyone else outside the church, they could care less whether we smoke or attend movies. Absolutely no one gives a tinker’s damn whether I say ‘tinker’s damn’ or not. Mike Yaconelli Read Quote