Quotes by : Brennan Manning

One spiritual writer has observed that human beings are born with two diseases: life, from which we die;....

Without exposure to potential failure, there is no risk.

As we come to grips with our own selfishness and stupidity, we make friends with the impostor and accept....

While the impostor draws his identity from past achievements and the adulation of others, the true self....

The saved sinner is prostrate in adoration, lost in wonder and praise. He knows repentance is not what....

we unwittingly project onto God our own attitudes and feelings toward ourselves... But we cannot assume....

Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.

Our identity rests in God's relentless tenderness for us revealed in Jesus Christ.

Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology.....

* Recognize that God is with you.* Acknowledge God knows what He's doing.* Search for God's will: the....