How do we understand our world? When we experience things, do we base our understanding on ourselves? If our meaning in life is based on our emotions, this meaning will always change. If our life is going well, life will seem great. If it's not, it'll seem terrible. This is why finding real meaning in life requires more than just me. It has to...

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Thirst: What Are You Thirsting For?

Many people thirst for meaning in life. Do you strive for popularity and acceptance? Are you longing to belong? We're often reminded of what we lack when we search for our self-worth in others. A thirst for love and intimacy is often behind that search. Trying to satisfy our thirst can be difficult. Striving for perfection in relationships can be...

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My Story, and Yours

I have a story. It started long ago ... although it doesn't feel so long ago. You have one too. If yours is anything like mine, it's full of triumph and tragedy, love and rejection, victory and defeat. It's likely been a bumpy road. But my story is real, and so it matters. So does yours. As we live out our stories together, whenever our stories...

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Do You Crave Authenticity?

Do you crave authenticity? We encounter so many fakes and phonies every day. Politicians put on their suits and best smiles in front of the cameras, but having heard about so many scandals we wonder what might be going on behind closed doors. Television ads extol the virtues of products, but we know that much of what is said is exaggerated at best,...

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Select Fit

How do you approach the world? Do you try to discover its meaning, or apply your own meaning to it? In this video, a man decides he is unhappy with his world, so he "remixes" it. Like this man, we value freedom highly, but recognize that freedom without restraint or guidance of any kind is anarchy. Anarchy paradoxically results in LESS freedom,...

It starts with a series of words and the simple question, “Positive or negative?” Words like family, spirituality, work, religion, Jesus, Buddha, prayer.  Positive or negative, what is your experience? What is your story? In Crave: The Documentary author Erwin McManus interviewed people from all walks of life looking for the stories that connect...

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Crave: The Documentary

Get your own copy of Crave: The Documentary on DVD: Buy here. What role do our deepest human cravings for intimacy, destiny, and meaning play in our search for God? Crave: The Documentary explores how regardless of race, background, or spirituality, we all have one thing in common: the cravings of our soul. Crave features intimate interviews...