The legacy of Brennan Manning is the radical romanticism of the gospel that held his life together; The Ragamuffin Gospel was written as good news for beggars and freedom for saints white knuckling their way to the loving Abba and racing after us all with a ferocious love.
Romans 1
Paul letter to the church in Rome begins within a duality. First and foremost, interwoven with his heartfelt greeting, is the truth of the gospel. However, immediately following his thesis, Paul proceeded to outline our desperate need for the mercy of God.
Battling Your Inner Critic
Our inner critic is always vocal and normatively harsh and reductionistic. But, if we can allow for moments of humility, it is possible to hear the voice of a loving God singing His truth over our lives.
Paul’s Letter to the Romans
Paul’s letter to the believers in Rome is a needed conversation for the Church today; it is a message of profound grace and wholistic restoration for a church navigating the rich was of revival secured upon nothing but the power of the Gospel.
Calling All Men
The barbaric yawp of Wild at Heart echos as true today as it did when it was first published—Men of faith, arise! It is a message that should be passed down from generation to generation, father to son. All of creation is longing for the sons of God to be revealed in their wild warrior-hearted glory.
Intentional Grief
The danger of grief is getting lost in the despair and confusion only to discover that healthy grief turned to neurotic depression. But, we can journey through the experience of grief with intentionality and purpose.
Lasting Healing
The Gospel does not grant us a second chance or a clean slate; our hope does not rest upon an opportunity to try again. Instead, we are called to define forgiveness as lasting healing and secured restoration.
The Necessity of Relationship
I and Thou is a philosophical work centered existentially on the meaning of life: intimate relationships. Martin Buber makes the needed argument that life is found in relationship, that we were created for relationship, and that we are able to find ourselves only through the lens of relationship.
Existential Self-Care
Despite the excessive quantity of resources on self-care, very few include a true remedy for the needs of the soul. Our weary souls do not need another day at the gym or spa—our hearts need to find rest in the arms of God, to know Him, to know that He is God.