Mick Mooney > Quotes

“Every piece of art starts as an empty canvas, a lump of clay, or a mixture of fabrics and colors. It's all raw, stripped-down, and anything but a delight to the eyes. Much like life, isn't it? You start off with not much to show for yourself. You only have the basic raw materials: breath in your lungs and a body that moves. It may seem like very little, but it's just like an artist's raw materials. The material you need to make art is only the beginning. It is what is inside of you that will create the art. It is what is inside of you that will make the raw materials into something spectacular. You have an idea in your mind. You have a desire in your heart. You have a dream in your soul. You're an artist, and I have a feeling the masterpiece is coming,”
― Mick Mooney, God's Grammar

“If we waited for people to deserve our love, we'd never love a soul. Better to follow God's way of love, better to love people even when they don't deserve it, because it is love that heals the hearts around us. It's love that brings people back to God. It's love that brought us back together once again, as a family.”
― Mick Mooney, SNAP

“That is why Christ never said, 'by the amount of focus you put on worshiping me, people will know you are my disciples.' No, what he said was, 'People will know you are my disciples by the love you have for one another.' God”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“Jesus didn't teach with answers, he taught with questions;”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“You know who you should trust? Trust the Spirit within you, that’s who.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“he showed all the outcasts of the world that he stands with them―right here, right now.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“woe to you, because while you load people down with burdens and responsibilities they can barely carry, you yourselves are not willing to lift a finger to help them!” The”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“The challenge was not the lack of answers, but the lack of freedom to ask them within a world bent on controlling minds. Minds that were free to think were dangerous, for they questioned what others blindly accepted, regardless of authenticity or legitimacy. They rocked the boat of corruption, voicing questions that were buried in the hearts of people everywhere and terrifying those who worked restlessly to keep those very questions suppressed.”
― Mick Mooney, God's Grammar

“He could relate with those who had a tarnished reputation because he grew up with one.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“Jesus revealed a divine truth about God. He is on the side of the excluded.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“it is the indoctrination in answers that enslaves.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“Jesus could relate to those labeled as outsiders, because he was one.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“He didn't come to indoctrinate us. He came to liberate us.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“We are not different. We are more than the same. We are one.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“process. There was so much more happening in the world, so many forces of greed pushing love to the side, and so many hidden agendas. Currently, people were both hurt and hurting others. Scars were still being made. Tears were still spilling over. Disappointments were still drowning hearts. Pain was still active. Within it all, however, God had a plan that ended in victory. Even though God had a plan to wipe away every tear, remove every scar and replace the ashes of a burnt-out life with a beautiful eternity, he also understood his future plans and promises meant precious little to those who were in the midst of suffering.”
― Mick Mooney, God's Grammar

“Let him lead you into all truth. Don't be afraid to ask questions, to seek answers,”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“is not about forcing answers upon one another, but, rather, it’s about encouraging one another that the Spirit of Christ dwells within us, that he is our teacher, and that we can seek the truth with confidence”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“Jesus loved questions. We should, too.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“Jesus showed us all by his life―and also by his death―that there are no outcasts or outsiders in God's eyes.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“It’s simple: worshiping God is done through loving others.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“He came to stand up for all who were pointed out by society and the religious as unworthy, unclean and unacceptable.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“The voices around him became louder, accusing him venomously, “There is nothing wrong with being a caterpillar!” they screamed. “We will never give up our identity. If anything, we will become Caterpillar-Butterflies! Yes, we will embrace both identities; we will remain caterpillars while accepting the benefits of being a butterfly!”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“Only when we give ourselves permission to pursue answers for ourselves will we ever truly feel free.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“While some say only one religion leads to God, and others might say all religions lead to God, I would say the opposite: That no religion leads to God. They may talk of God, point to him even, and have some relevant points, but, in my opinion, they do not, and can not, lead fully to God.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“None of us should think of ourselves as the keepers of absolute truth.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“He could identify with the misfortunate and poor, because he had known of it his whole life.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“it is the pursuit of answers that truly liberates us,”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel

“It’s clear to me that God is bigger than any box a religion can set up to put him in.”
― Mick Mooney, An Outsider's Guide to the Gospel