Erwin Mcmanus

Love can be dangerous

Do you crave intimacy? Has love betrayed you? Often, our lives begin with a need for love, and our life stories consist of searching for it. Love can be dangerous. One reason is that it's volatile. A passionless relationship may not have much excitement, but neither does it have much capacity for failure. When you aim low, for mere companionship,...

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Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)

Do you crave destiny? Destiny doesn't mean passively entering into tomorrow, to be a victim of the cruel and unchangeable fate of the universe. Rather, it is becoming actively engaged in the creation of tomorrow, and discovering the purposes you were always meant for. In this video (this is part 2, watch part 1 here) author Erwin McManus explores...

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Do you crave meaning? (Part 2)
Do you crave meaning? (Part 2)

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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Love Calls God to You
Love Calls God to You

Do you crave intimacy? Has love betrayed you? Often, our lives begin with a need for love, and our life stories consist of searching for it. Regardless of what you've been through, no matter how far you've wandered away from God (or how often you've shrugged with indifference), love moves God to you. And there's nothing this world needs more than...

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What Do You Believe?
What Do You Believe?

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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Is It Possible?
Is It Possible?

Sometimes things hide in plain sight. When I was a kid, I never paid much attention to bus stop signs.  I was totally oblivious to their existence. But when I decided to start taking the bus I saw bus stop signs everywhere! When I actually started looking for them, I saw them on the same streets that I walked every day.  They did not suddenly appear. ...

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What if you lose?
What if you lose?

There's always a lot of excitement around a championship game.  For one team, and all of their fans, it is a momentous occasion. There's partying in the streets, massive patriotic pride, and kudos for their successful homecoming athletes. But what about the losing team? Their fans are understandably disappointed. The players, much more. For the...

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Soul Cravings: Seeking
Soul Cravings: Seeking

Usually people talk about "seeking God." But is it possible that God has been actively seeking you for a long time, possibly even a lifetime? God is not trying to avoid us. In fact we often try to avoid God. He is already knocking at your door: Will you let Him into your life? In this video author Erwin McManus explores some of the ideas found...

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