Brennan Manning
Brennan Manning
Richard Francis Xavier Manning, known as Brennan Manning was an American author, laicized priest, and public speaker. He is best known for his bestselling book The Ragamuffin Gospel...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth27 April 1934
CountryUnited States of America
christian loss thinking
The loss of transcendence has left in its wake the flotsam of distrustful, cynical Christians, angry at a capricious God, and the jetsam of smug bibilolatrists who claim to know precisely what God is thinking and exactly what he plans to do.
jesus brother fear
Charles de Foucauld, the found of the Little Brothers of Jesus, wrote a single sentence that's ahad a profound impact on my life. He said, "The one thing we owe absolutely to God is never to be afraid of anything." Never to be afraid of anything, even death, which, after all, is but that final breakthrough into the open, waiting, outstretched arms of Abba.
christian house
Too many Christians are living in a house of fear and not in the house of love.
imagination mind storytelling
There is an extraordinary power in storytelling that stirs the imagination and makes an indelible impression on the mind.
heart forgiving turns
A trusting heart is forgiven and, in turn, forgives.
jesus forever vision
Faith will become vision, hope will become possession, but the love of Jesus Christ that is stronger than death endures forever. In the end, it is the only thing you can hang onto.
mind holiness speech
Creation discloses a power that baffles our minds and beggars our speech. We are enamored and enchanted by God's power. We stutter and stammer about God's holiness. We tremble before God's majesty... and yet, we grow squeamish and skittish before God's love.
mother self dragons
Shame--what happened when my mother, the dragon, huffed and puffed and blew my self down.
jesus compassion shows
The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion.
doors mercy beggar
A ragamuffin knows he's only a beggar at the door of God's mercy.
important loving-god
Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
fashion live-life reality
Authentic Christianity should lead to maturity, personality, and reality. It should fashion whole men and women living lives of love and communion
inspirational religious trying
Don't try to understand it. You won't succeed. Don't try to see it. You can't. Try to live it, and you will be living out of the center.
prayer men essence
In essence, there is only one thing God asks of us - that we be men and women of prayer, people for whom God is everything and for whom God is enough. That is the root of peace. We have that peace when the gracious God is all we seek. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.