Justification by grace through faith' is the theologian's learned phrase for what Chesterton once called 'the furious love of G-d.' He is… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“God's love is based on nothing, and the fact that it is based on nothing makes us secure. Were it based on… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“The gospel of grace calls us to sing of the everyday mystery of intimacy with God instead of always seeking for miracles… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
While the impostor draws his identity from past achievements and the adulation of others, the true self claims identity in its belovedness.… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“The difference between faith as “belief in something that may or may not exist” and faith as “trusting in God” is enormous.… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
I believe that the real difference in the American church is not between conservatives and liberals, fundamentalists and charismatics, nor between Republicans… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
I've decided that if I had my life to live over again, I would not only climb more mountains, swim more rivers,… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
“Uncompromising trust in the love of God inspires us to thank God for the spiritual darkness that envelops us, for the loss… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
I want neither a terrorist spirituality that keeps me in a perpetual state of fright about being in right relationship with my… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
The North American Church is at a critical juncture. The gospel of grace is being confused and compromised by silence, seduction, and… — 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
