“You tell others about Me - that I am a loving God. Your words are glib. My words are written in the… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
For Ragamuffins, God's name is Mercy. We see our darkness as a prized possession because it drives us into the heart of… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
In explaining the growth of his faith, psychiatrist Gerald May writes, "I know that God is loving and that God’s loving is… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“I am flabbergasted by the widespread refusal across this land to think big about a loving God. Like nervous thoroughbreds being guided… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“But trust in the God who loves consistently and faithfully nurtures confident, free disciples. A loving God fosters a loving people. “The… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“Henri Nouwen wrote of the spiritual work of gratitude: To be grateful for the good things that happen in our lives is… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Letting ourselves be loved by God is more important than loving God. — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
There is an essential connection between experiencing God, loving God, and trusting God. You will trust God only as much as you… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his shadow; Peter could. The latter befriended the impostor… — Brennan Manning Copy Share
Trust is our gift back to God, and he finds it so enchanting that Jesus died for love of it — Brennan Manning Copy Share
Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the… — Brennan Manning Copy Share
“It is not objective proof of God’s existence that we want but the experience of God’s presence. That is the miracle we are really… — Brennan Manning Copy Share
“He who is alone with his sins is utterly alone. It may be that Christians, notwithstanding corporate worship, common prayer, and all their fellowship… — Brennan Manning Copy Share
God not only loves me as I am, but also knows me as I am. Because of this I don't need to apply spiritual… — Brennan Manning Copy Share
Grace abounds in contemporary movies, books, novels, films and music. If God is not in the whirlwind, He may be in a Woody Allen… — Brennan Manning Copy Share
My trust in God flows out of the experience of his loving me, day in and day out, whether the day is stormy or… — Brennan Manning Copy Share
I you think you've done it, then you're wrong. Because you're not finished until you have achieved everything that you never thought you could. — Brennan Manning Copy Share
May all your expectations be frustrated, may all your plans be thwarted, may all your desires be withered into nothingness, that you may experience… — Brennan Manning Copy Share
Our identity rests in God's relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ. — Brennan Manning Copy Share
“When I get honest I admit that I am a bundle of paradoxes. I believe and I doubt, I hope and I get discouraged.… — Brennan Manning Copy Share
“At Sunday worship, as in every dimension of our existence, many of us pretend to believe we are sinners. Consequently, all we can do… — Brennan Manning Copy Share
“You tell others about Me - that I am a loving God. Your words are glib. My words are written in the blood of… — Brennan Manning Copy Share
