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
important loving-god
Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God.
men single-word word-of-god
No man can adequately reach and explain a single word of God with all his words
god-love god-loves-us ought
God loves us as we are...not as we ought to be. because we are never going to be as we ought to be." --Brennan Manning
essentials connections trust-in-god
There is an essential connection between experiencing God, loving God, and trusting God. You will trust God only as much as you love him. And you will love him to the extent you have touched him, rather that he has touched you.
degrees trust-in-god knows
You will trust God to the degree you know you are loved by Him.
risk trust-in-god clarity
Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God.
tests our-love god-love
The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.
fall god-love i-can
I could more easily contain Niagara Falls in a teacup than I can comprehend the wild, uncontainable love of God.
saint goodness goodness-of-god
A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.
love-you god-love eager-beaver
God loves you unconditionally, as you are and not as you should be, because nobody is as they should be.
god radically
Define yourself radically as one beloved by God.
mean childlike acknowledgment
Childlike in faith means the daily acknowledgment of utter dependence and that I owe my life and being to another.
important bishops influential
Troubadours have always been more important and influential than theologians and bishops
prayer thinking firsts
The first step in faith is to stop thinking about God at the time of prayer.-