Christianity is not about learning how to live within the lines; Christianity is about the joy of coloring.

- Mike Yaconelli

Until we start thinking in terms of revolution instead of compromise the Church will continue to pat itself on the back with token steps of renewal.

- Mike Yaconelli

What landed Jesus on the cross was the preposterous idea that common, ordinary, broken, screwed-up people could be godly.

- Mike Yaconelli

Nothing 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 …

- Mike Yaconelli

Accepting the reality of our broken, flawed lives is the beginning of spirituality not because the spiritual life will remove our flaws but because w…

- Mike Yaconelli

Rest is a decision we make. Rest is choosing to do nothing when we have too much to do, slowing down when we feel pressure to go faster, stopping ins…

- Mike Yaconelli

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.

- Mike Yaconelli

Spirituality isn't about being finished and perfect; spirituality is about trusting God in our unfinishedness.

- Mike Yaconelli

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 r…

- Mike Yaconelli