Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.
BRENNAN MANNINGChildlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.
BRENNAN MANNINGWe 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.
BRENNAN MANNINGThe deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives.
BRENNAN MANNINGIn every encounter we either give life or we drain it; there is no neutral exchange.
BRENNAN MANNINGWhen absolute control and rigid obedience pose as love within the family and the local faith-community , we produce trained cowards rather than Christian persons.
BRENNAN MANNINGFaithfulness requires the courage to risk everything on Jesus, the willingness to keep growing, and the readiness to risk failure throughout our lives.
BRENNAN MANNINGThat which is denied cannot be healed.
BRENNAN MANNINGOur huffing and puffing to impress God, our scrambling for brownie points, our thrashing about trying to fix ourselves while hiding our pettiness and wallowing in guilt are nauseating to God and are a flat denial of the gospel of grace.
BRENNAN MANNINGAssured of your salvation by the unique grace of our Lord Jesus Christ” is the heartbeat of the gospel, joyful liberation from fear of the Final Outcome, a summons to self-acceptance, and freedom for a life of compassion toward others.
BRENNAN MANNINGRuthless trust ultimately comes down to this: faith in the person of Jesus and hope in his promise.
BRENNAN MANNINGThe men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence.
BRENNAN MANNINGTo be alive is to be broken; to be broken is to stand in need of grace.
BRENNAN MANNINGI have been seized by the power of a great affection.
BRENNAN MANNINGFor me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.
BRENNAN MANNINGBe 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.
BRENNAN MANNINGCraving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father’s active goodness and unrestricted love.
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