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A God you can know Is God a wrathful judge? A gentle healer? A
father? Brother? Friend? In The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus,
Brennan Manning brings you to a deeper understanding of the true
nature of God. Through poignant and unforgettable stories and
challenging observations, Manning helps you stretch your mind and
reject simplistic explanations of who God really is. With rich
insights you'll see how God can at once be a roaring lion, pacing
the globe and seeking you out; and simultaneously a tender lamb,
there to comfort you in any time of need. A unique experience, this
book will forever change the way you think about God. "As I read
these honest, grace-saturated, humbly iconoclastic, distinctly
un-sugarcoated but still somehow gentle words, I could taste
familiar water, living water that only people who are thirsty for
life can enjoy. Read it--and hope again!" --from the foreword by
Larry Crabb Brennan Manning is a former Franciscan priest and
author of a dozen books including the best-selling The Ragamuffin
Gospel. He has lived a faithful life of service to others and to
God and shares his intellect and love through the words found in
this book.
Experience Rich Mullins's Legacy of Joy and Real Compassion Beloved
contemporary Christian musician Rich Mullins lived his life with
abandon for God, leaving the spotlight to teach music among a
Navajo community. An accident cut his life short in 1997, but his
songs and ragamuffin spirit continue to teach many. In honor of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of Rich's homegoing, this edition of Rich
Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven delivers an intimate look at
the experiences that sparked praise hits and the values behind his
Christ-like candor. James Bryan Smith captures just what Rich
wished for when he said, "I hope I would leave a legacy of joy—a
legacy of real compassion." See the layers of his story through
reflections from friends and family, an afterword by Rich's brother
David Mullins, and Smith's own bond with him. And in remembrance,
be inspired to enjoy God's world as Rich did.
As Abba's children, we need only to define ourselves through His
Son just as the apostle John did: as one beloved by God. Through
this timeless devotional, author and speaker Brennan Manning brings
you from a lukewarm, distant faith to being close enough to lean
against Jesus--the Great Rabbi--and listen to His heartbeat.Adapted
from the best-seller Abba's Child, this daily reminder of the
Father's relentless love will help you accept your identity as a
child of God as you grow in spiritual formation.
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The Signature of Jesus "challenges the gospel of "cheap grace" and
calls the church to radical discipleship. With passion and
boldness, author Brennan Manning invites readers to risk living
life as Jesus lived--committed to simplicity, purity of heart, and
obedience to the gospel.
"As a radical alternative this book is offered to Christians who
want to live by faith and not by mere "religion," for those who
recognize that many of the burning theological issues in the church
today are neither burning nor theological; who see Christianity
neither as a moral code or a belief system but as a love affair;
who have not forgotten that they are followers of a crucified
Christ; who know that following him means living dangerously; who
want to live the gospel without compromise; who have no greater
desire than to have his signature written on the pages of their
lives. "
"Behold," Jesus proclaims, "I stand at the door and knock." You may
have already met him at the door...but do you truly "know" him?
Have you been transformed by His furious, passionate, unexplainable
love? Join Brennan Manning, the bestselling author of "The
Ragamuffin Gospel, "on a personal journey to experience Christ's
love and live with His passion.
Following his work on the unconditional love of God, bestselling
Christian writer Brennan Manning now turns to the life and work of
Jesus to find an answer to the most pressing spiritual problem of
our age: self-hatred. Manning shows how this problem is rooted in
"a script" founded in a faulty understanding of the nature of
divine love and a lack of clear understanding of the person and
message of Jesus. He helps us to re-write this script of
self-hatred by gaining a clearer glimpse of the nature of Jesus:
his healing work, stories of deliverance, liberating prayer,
integrity of self-acceptance, and all-encompassing compassion.
"This little book pretends to be no more than the title claims: a
glimpse of Jesus. That is all I have. It is written for myself and
anyone else who has been tyrannized by self-hatred. I envision a
wide reading audience because self-hatred is the most persistent
and prevalent spiritual problem I have encountered in my many years
as a vagabond evangelist." --Brennan Manning, from the foreword.
Brennan Manning writes that all changes in the quality of a
person's life must grow out of a change in that person's vision of
reality. He argues that by relating to God as the heart of
tenderness, we can begin to develop a spiritual life that lets go
of worry, stops organizing everything as means to an end, and
begins to live fully in the awareness of God's infinite grace and
mercy in each moment. By accepting the tenderness of God, our
hearts will begin to open, our minds can discern truth, and we can
more readily see the divine in others.
Manning calls into question the prevailing vision of God as a
remote overlord who alternately purveys judgment and blessings to
his creatures below. He shows how this distorted image of God leads
to a spirituality that is shallow and how it is ultimately in
conflict with the message of the Gospel.
Rooted in his compelling grasp of God as a loving parent, Manning
gently invites us to embrace the unfathomable mercy, grace, and
love of God. A profound exploration of the challenges of Christian
living, The Wisdom of Tenderness leads
Becoming a Christian is not a magical enterprise in which we
automatically become better people; a Christian must train to
become the person God intended them to be. In this book, Brennan
Manning teaches us how to think like Jesus, guiding the reader to
discover those subjects on which Jesus did not dwell - security,
sensation, and power - and revealing where Jesus focused his
thought life - the Father, the disciples, the reign of God, and the
world. Coming from the gentle yet compelling voice of Manning, the
reader will embrace this call and revel in Manning's provocative
exploration of the mind of Christ.
Many believers feel stunted in their Christian growth. We beat
ourselves up over our failures and, in the process, pull away from
God because we subconsciously believe He tallies our defects and
hangs His head in disappointment. In this newly repackaged
edition-now with full appendix, study questions, and the author's
own epilogue, "Ragamuffin Ten Years Later," Brennan Manning reminds
us that nothing could be further from the truth. The Father beckons
us to Himself with a "furious love" that burns brightly and
constantly. Only when we truly embrace God's grace can we bask in
the joy of a gospel that enfolds the most needy of His flock-the
"ragamuffins."
Brennan Manning shares his joyful message in a powerful new way with his first-ever collection of daily devotions. For every day of the year the beloved author of Ragamuffin Gospel and The Boy Who Cried Abba offers a verse of scripture, and each day's mediation is completed with a complementary reading from his own writings. Whether your life has already changed by Brennan Manning's dynamic version of the good news or you are meeting him here for the first time, Reflections for Ragamuffins will open your mind and heart to a profound new experience of God's unconditional love.
Se siente usted sucio, maltrecho y exhausto?
Muchos de nosotros creemos en la gracia de Dios--en teoria. Pero,
por alguna razon, no podemos ver como esta se aplica en nuestras
vidas diarias. Seguimos viendolo a El como un contador mezquino,
apuntando nuestros fracasos y exitos en una hoja de anotaciones.
Aun Dios derrama su gracia sobre nosotros, gustosamente, no
importando lo que hayamos hecho. Venimos a El como
andrajosos--manchados, golpeados y extenuados. Y cuando nos
sentamos a sus pies, El nos sonrie, como los escogidos de su
"vehemente amor." Este clasico escrito por Brennan Manning sobre la
gracia y como alcanzarla--por simple honestidad--ha cambiado a
miles de vidas. Cambiara la suya igualmente
Choice personal reflections and prayers from a beloved spiritual
masterAuthor of The Ragamuffin Gospel and other best-selling
inspirational books, Brennan Manning in Dear Abba shares his wisdom
in a powerful new way.Completed shortly before Manning's recent
death, this book lays out a month of honest prayers to God -- whom
Manning affectionately calls "Abba" -- in a devotional format
designed to guide and inspire the reader s own prayers. The morning
and evening entries each present a Scripture passage, a select
excerpt from Manning's contemporary spiritual classics, and a
concluding "Dear Abba" prayer.These morning and evening devotions
contain poignant cries for help, expressions of wide-eyed wonder,
and invitations into the comforting mercy of God. As Manning writes
in his preface, "My prayer is that these words will push you closer
to that place of quiet rest, near to the heart of Abba, just the
two of you."
Imagine a stormy day at sea, your ship yielding to a relentless
wind, pummeled by crashing waves, subject to the awesome force of
nature. A force that is both fierce and majestic. A power that is
nothing short of furious.
Such is God's intense, consuming love for His children. It's a
love that knows no limits, and no boundaries. A love that will go
to any lengths, and take any risks, to pursue us.
Renowned author and ragamuffin Brennan Manning presents a love
story for the brokenhearted. For those who are burdened by heavy
religion. For those who feel they can never measure up. It is a
provocative and poignant look at the radical, no-holds-barred love
of our Heavenly Father. It is a message that will forever change
how you view God.
From the inspirational author of The Ragamuffin Gospel comes a
powerful contemporary retelling of the Parable of the Prodigal Son.
Jack Chisholm is "the people's pastor." He leads a devoted and
growing megachurch, has several best-selling books, and a memorable
slogan, "We have got to do better." Jack knows how to preach, and
he understands how to chastise people into performing. What he
doesn't know is anything about grace. This year, when it comes time
for the Christmas sermon, the congregation at Grace Cathedral will
look to the pulpit, and Jack will not be there. Of course, they
will have seen plenty of him already-on the news. After an evening
of debauchery that leads to an affair with his beautiful assistant,
Jack Chisholm finds himself deserted with chilling swiftness. The
church elders remove him from his own pulpit. His publisher
withholds the royalties from his books. Worst of all, his wife
disappears with their eight-year-old daughter. But just as Jack is
hitting bottom, hopeless and penniless, drinking his way to
oblivion, who should appear but his long-estranged father,
imploring his prodigal son: "Come home." A true companion piece to
The Ragamuffin Gospel, The Prodigal illustrates the power of grace
through the story of a broken man who finally saw Jesus not because
he preached his greatest sermon or wrote his most powerful book,
but because he failed miserably. Jack Chisholm lost everything-his
church, his family, his respect, and his old way of believing-but
he found grace. It's the same grace that Brennan Manning devoted
his life to sharing: profound in nature and coming from a God who
loves us just as we are, and not as we should be. "A wonderfully
written story that is as entertaining as it is thought provoking."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review ". . . the consummate final
tale. What they have created is the Ragamuffin at his best, full of
hope, full of love, and finally, full of belief in the goodness of
God." -Phyllis Tickle, founding editor, Religion Department,
Publishers Weekly "Brennan Manning's last work continues the
powerful message of grace and forgiveness that has transformed so
many lives. The Prodigal will transform you too." -Mark Batterson,
New York Times best-selling author of The Circle Maker
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