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Short review: This is a short book by Manning. I really like Manning but I still have not liked any of his books as much as Raggamuffin Gospel. This book is about how much God want to pursue us. Decent (especially when you find it on sale.)

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4.0

This was very poetic and rich with truth. It didn't feel very practical to me right now though, which probably just speaks to my level of spiritual development.

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5.0

when I first read this (in audiobook form several years ago), it sparked something in my heart that changed my whole story of faith. God has used Brennan Manning to save my faith, to teach me the voice of God, and to “shatter my comfortable piety”. and most of all, to teach me that I am loved. I did not understand until I read his words.

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challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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3.0

This book was a gift from a friend who had found it so helpful yet, sadly, I struggled with it. Manning lays out the ultimate sterility of high church ritual, veiled 'salvation by works' and an excessively intellectual approach to theology and reminds readers instead of the 'furious' love of God. All this made such sense and is a vital message for us all and for me.
My problems in his approach lie in the underemphasis on truth and on the holiness of God. I found his use of the bible unhelpful and his extra-biblical quotations less than convincing.
His is an important message for me but his presentation did not resonate.

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