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Brennan Manning Quotes

Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them Picture Quote #1

By and large, the gospel of grace is neither proclaimed, understood, nor lived Picture Quote #1

Troubadours have always been more important and influential than theologians and bishops Picture Quote #1

Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship Picture Quote #1

The men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence Picture Quote #1

When our inner child is not nurtured and nourished, our minds gradually close to new ideas, unprofitable commitments and the surprises of the Spirit Picture Quote #1

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There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are Picture Quote #1

To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God's grace means Picture Quote #1

My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it Picture Quote #1

Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself Picture Quote #1

Everybody has a vocation to some form of life - work. However, behind that call (and deeper than any call), everybody has a vocation to be a person to be fully and deeply human in Christ Jesus Picture Quote #1

Without fear I can acknowledge that the authentic Christian tension is not between life and death, but between life and life Picture Quote #1

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Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted Picture Quote #1

Only reckless confidence in a Source greater than ourselves can empower us to forgive the woulds inflicted by others Picture Quote #1

Stop comparing or boast at your victories. He was referring to enormous vitality and strength of God of Jesus seeking union with us. The living acts of a Christian become somehow the acts of Christ Picture Quote #1

All I have learned through trial and error is to stay alert and aware, especially God smiling at our silliness Picture Quote #1

In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth in the Holy Spirit Picture Quote #1

Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his shadow; Peter could. The latter befriended the impostor within; the former raged against him Picture Quote #1

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Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion Picture Quote #1

We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground Picture Quote #1

The spirituality of wonder knows the world is charged with grace, that while sin and war, disease and death are terribly real, God's loving presence and power in our midst are even more real Picture Quote #1

The gospel declares that no matter how dutiful or prayerful we are, we can't save ourselves. What Jesus did was sufficient Picture Quote #1

When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God's gift of grace Picture Quote #1

We must go out into a desert of some kind (your backyard will do) and come into a personal experience of the awesome love of God Picture Quote #1

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Today on planet Earth, may you experience the wonder and beauty of yourself as Abba's Child and temple of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ Picture Quote #1

The tendency in legalistic religion is to mistrust God, to mistrust others, and consequently, to mistrust ourselves Picture Quote #1

We need a new kind of relationship with the Father that drives out fear and mistrust and anxiety and guilt, that permits us to be hopeful and joyous, trusting and compassionate Picture Quote #1

He is the only God man has ever heard of who loves sinners. False gods - the gods of human manufacturing - despise sinners, but the Father of Jesus loves all, no matter what they do Picture Quote #1

And though it is true that the church must always dissociate itself from sin, it can never have any excuse for keeping any sinners at a distance Picture Quote #1

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 God of grace Picture Quote #1

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Anyone we come in contact with, we either offer them life, or we drain them (Brennan Manning Quotes) By and large, the gospel of grace is neither proclaimed, understood, nor lived (Brennan Manning Quotes) Troubadours have always been more important and influential than theologians and bishops (Brennan Manning Quotes) Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship (Brennan Manning Quotes) The men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence (Brennan Manning Quotes) When our inner child is not nurtured and nourished, our minds gradually close to new ideas, unprofitable commitments and the surprises of the Spirit (Brennan Manning Quotes) There is a beautiful transparency to honest disciples who never wear a false face and do not pretend to be anything but who they are (Brennan Manning Quotes) To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God's grace means (Brennan Manning Quotes) My deepest awareness of myself is that I am deeply loved by Jesus Christ and I have done nothing to earn it or deserve it (Brennan Manning Quotes) Real freedom is freedom from the opinions of others. Above all, freedom from your opinions about yourself (Brennan Manning Quotes) Everybody has a vocation to some form of life - work. However, behind that call (and deeper than any call), everybody has a vocation to be a person to be fully and deeply human in Christ Jesus (Brennan Manning Quotes) Without fear I can acknowledge that the authentic Christian tension is not between life and death, but between life and life (Brennan Manning Quotes) Hope knows that if great trials are avoided great deeds remain undone and the possibility of growth into greatness of soul is aborted (Brennan Manning Quotes) Only reckless confidence in a Source greater than ourselves can empower us to forgive the woulds inflicted by others (Brennan Manning Quotes) Stop comparing or boast at your victories. He was referring to enormous vitality and strength of God of Jesus seeking union with us. The living acts of a Christian become somehow the acts of Christ (Brennan Manning Quotes) All I have learned through trial and error is to stay alert and aware, especially God smiling at our silliness (Brennan Manning Quotes) In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth in the Holy Spirit (Brennan Manning Quotes) Accepting the reality of our sinfulness means accepting our authentic self. Judas could not face his shadow; Peter could. The latter befriended the impostor within; the former raged against him (Brennan Manning Quotes) Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion (Brennan Manning Quotes) We should be astonished at the goodness of God, stunned that He should bother to call us by name, our mouths wide open at His love, bewildered that at this very moment we are standing on holy ground (Brennan Manning Quotes) The spirituality of wonder knows the world is charged with grace, that while sin and war, disease and death are terribly real, God's loving presence and power in our midst are even more real (Brennan Manning Quotes) The gospel declares that no matter how dutiful or prayerful we are, we can't save ourselves. What Jesus did was sufficient (Brennan Manning Quotes) When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God's gift of grace (Brennan Manning Quotes) We must go out into a desert of some kind (your backyard will do) and come into a personal experience of the awesome love of God (Brennan Manning Quotes) Today on planet Earth, may you experience the wonder and beauty of yourself as Abba's Child and temple of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ (Brennan Manning Quotes) The tendency in legalistic religion is to mistrust God, to mistrust others, and consequently, to mistrust ourselves (Brennan Manning Quotes) We need a new kind of relationship with the Father that drives out fear and mistrust and anxiety and guilt, that permits us to be hopeful and joyous, trusting and compassionate (Brennan Manning Quotes) He is the only God man has ever heard of who loves sinners. False gods - the gods of human manufacturing - despise sinners, but the Father of Jesus loves all, no matter what they do (Brennan Manning Quotes) And though it is true that the church must always dissociate itself from sin, it can never have any excuse for keeping any sinners at a distance (Brennan Manning Quotes) 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 God of grace (Brennan Manning Quotes)

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