Rick McKinley > Quotes

“In the middle of the brutal reality of death, Jesus never stopped calling people to life. Centering his attention on life, he continually pushes past the smaller and cheaper things we tend to live for and goes right to the core issue, which is life itself.”
― Rick McKinley, A Kingdom Called Desire: Confronted by the Love of a Risen King

“Sometimes the ones the world has no place for are best equipped to show us what it is to live fully and to be truly loved.”
― Rick McKinley, The Answer to Our Cry: Freedom to Live Fully, Love Boldly, and Fear Nothing

“God’s love is his nature and he is so full of mercy that he has not chosen whom he loves based on their personal achievements or perceived worth. His love is given to those who are not worthy. He is not seeking to unite himself only to those who meet certain qualifications of looks, personality, and aptitude, but instead he has chosen a bride who was once an orphaned whore.”
― Rick McKinley, A Kingdom Called Desire: Confronted by the Love of a Risen King

“Grace was created out of love so that we could be rescued from being nice people and become people who love the world the way Jesus does.”
― Rick McKinley, The Answer to Our Cry: Freedom to Live Fully, Love Boldly, and Fear Nothing

“Freedom means creating holy habits, surrounding ourselves with folks who make us better, and learning to control our desires. We are not as strong as we think we are—so that requires community and communion with God and each other.”
― Rick McKinley, The Answer to Our Cry: Freedom to Live Fully, Love Boldly, and Fear Nothing

“But we serve best when we understand our belovedness. When we serve as the beloved, we are creating a new world with the Father and for the Father’s pleasure.”
― Rick McKinley, The Answer to Our Cry: Freedom to Live Fully, Love Boldly, and Fear Nothing

“At the core, this is a worship issue. The first guy worshiped his religious security (and perhaps even his superiority). The second guy worshiped the cause and the social agenda. One chose the kingdom of the church and the other the kingdom of the culture.”
― Rick McKinley, A Kingdom Called Desire: Confronted by the Love of a Risen King

“Uzzah is the picture of the self-reliant religious person who goes through the motions but doesn’t get in on the dynamic love of God. We will never be fully alive if we put God in a box.”
― Rick McKinley, The Answer to Our Cry: Freedom to Live Fully, Love Boldly, and Fear Nothing

“We replaced material presents with the gift of presence. We learned to give our time, our talents, our love, and ourselves to one another.”
― Rick McKinley, Advent Conspiracy: Making Christmas Meaningful