For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.
BRENNAN MANNINGYou will trust God to the degree you know you are loved by Him.
More Brennan Manning Quotes
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The litmus test of our love for God is our love of neighbor.
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God is enough. That is the root of peace. When we start seeking something besides Him, we lose it.
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We have been given God in our souls and Christ in our flesh. We have the power to believe where others deny, to hope where others despair, to love where others hurt.
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I could more easily contain Niagara Falls in a teacup than I can comprehend the wild, uncontainable love of God.
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I am wonderfully content with a God who does not deal with me as my sins deserve.
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When our inner child is not nurtured and nourished, our minds gradually close to new ideas, unprofitable commitments and the surprises of the Spirit.
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Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself.
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We are made for Christ, and nothing less will ever satisfy us.
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The only kind of love that helps anyone grow is unconditional love.
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Jesus reveals a God who does not demand but who gives; who does not oppress but who raises up; who does not wound but who heals; who does not condemn but forgives.
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Tragedy is that our attention centers on what people are not, rather than on what they are and who they might become.
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I have been seized by the power of a great affection.
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Be daring enough to be different, humble enough to make mistakes, wild enough to be burnt in the fire of love, real enough to make others see how phony you are.
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When absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons.
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To lend each other a hand when we’re falling, perhaps that’s the only work that matters in the end.
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