Many believers feel stunted in their Christian growth. We beat ourselves up over our failures and, in the process, pull away from God because we subconsciously believe He tallies our defects and hangs His head in disappointment. In this newly repackaged edition—now with "A Guide for Reflection and Prayer" and the author’s own epilogue, “*The Scandal of Grace*, Ten Years Later”—Brennan Manning reminds us that nothing could be further from the truth. The Father beckons us to Himself with a “furious love” that burns brightly and constantly. Only when we truly embrace God’s grace can we bask in the joy of a gospel that enfolds the most needy of His flock—the “ragamuffins.”
Are you bedraggled, beat-up, and burnt-out?
Most of us believe in God's grace—in theory. But somehow we can't seem to apply it in our daily lives. We continue to see Him as a small-minded bookkeeper, tallying our failures and successes on a score sheet. Yet God gives us His grace, willingly, no matter what we've done. We come to him a regamuffins—dirty, bedraggled, and beat-up. And when we sit at His feet, He smiles upon us, the chosen objecs of His "furious love."
Brennan Manning's now-classic meditation on grace and what it takes to access it—simple honesty—has changed thousands of lives. It will change yours, too.
Book Details
Format
Paperback
ISBN-10
1590525027
ISBN-13
8601400865880
Publication Date
Jun 2005
Item Weight
0.55 pounds
Length
8.23 inch
Width
5.16 inch
Height
0.71 inch
First Sentence
On a blustery October night in a church outside Minneapolis, several hundred believers had gathered for a three-day seminar.
Subtitle
Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out
Richard Francis Xavier Manning, known as Brennan Manning, was an American author, Franciscan Friar of the Third Order Regular (T.O.R.), priest, contemplative, and speaker who lead spiritual retreats for people of all ages and backgrounds. Born and raised in Depression-era New York City, New York, Manning finished high school, enlisted in the US Marine Corps, and fought in the Korean War. After returning to the United States, he enrolled at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Upon his graduation from the seminary in 1963, Manning was ordained a Franciscan priest.
In the late 1960s, Manning joined the Little Brothers of Jesus of Charles de Foucauld, a religious institute committed to an uncloistered, contemplative life among the poor. Manning transported water via donkey, worked as a mason's assistant and a dishwasher in France, was imprisoned (by choice) in Switzerland, and spent six months in a remote cave in the Zaragoza desert.
In the 1970s, Manning returned to the United States and, after confronting his alcoholism, began writing. He is the author of more than ten books, including *Abba's Child*, *Ruthless Trust*, *The Ragamuffin Gospel*, and *Posers, Fakers, and Wannabes*. He travelled extensively in the U.S. and abroad to share the good news of the unconditional love of God.
Sources: [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/173517) and [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Gentle-Revolutionaries-brennan-manning/dp/0871930129)
