I think Brennan Manning’s own words in his introduction are an adequate summary. This is one of the warmest, most comforting invitations I have ever heard. The Ragamuffin Gospel was written with a specific reading audience in mind. This book is not for the super-spiritual. It is not for muscular Christians who have made John [...]
Entries from November 2009
November 19, 2009
Wisdom of St. Issac of Syria
Let yourself be persecuted, but do not persecute others. Let yourself be crucified, but do not crucify others. Let yourself be insulted, but do not insult others. Let yourself be slandered, but do not slander others. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Such is the sign of purity. Suffer with [...]
November 17, 2009
Comforting Words
Sometimes in the midst of a long, wearisome day you just need to hear some comforting words. Words that soothe with beautiful truth instead of sugar-coated lies. These words are take from one of my favorite hymns “For All the Saints.” There are something like 11 verses to this song written in 1864 – its [...]
