5 stars (I'm thankful God loves Ragamuffins.) - This is a thought-provoking book, worth reading slowly. The message is pretty simple -- but not easy to internalize. I used the book as a daily spiritual meditation for a time. Then some friends and I reread it and met together weekly to discuss it. There is much in common with Phil Yancey's "What's So Amazing About Grace?" It mixes stories from the author's experience with spiritual insight about God acting in human affairs. The main point is that Christians need to honestly consider God's love and grace and appreciate it for what it is. It is human nature to resist God's grace, to try and prove oneself really "good" and "spiritual", but this is foolishness. Instead, ragamuffins focus on God's grace and enjoy God. If this were EASY to do, you could stop with this review. You wouldn't need Yancey or Manning to explain it again and again. But I find I really need people like Brennan Manning to lay it out for me.... The book has caused some controversy. Both Protestants and Catholics have claimed that it argues for "casual grace" or even that Manning is a universalist. Those charges are false (Manning deals with them in an appendix) but not everyone will agree with Manning's message. The author, a former Catholic priest, an alcoholic, divorced -- has painfully proven himself a ragamuffin and God is still in love with him, so maybe God can work in you and me? Enjoy the book. 5 stars (Enjoyable Read) - There is just something that stays with you when you read a book by Brennan Manning. Before digesting the Ragamuffin Gospel, I had never heard of the author. After reading the book, I was challenged to remove God from the box I had put him in, and I was drawn to explore more of Manning's writings. The Ragamuffin Gospel isn't just another book that will fill you full of God's expectations, and cram your "to do for God" list full of activities. Nor will the Ragamuffin Gospel remind you of all the Christ... Multnomah :: Christianity :: Spirituality :: Grace (Theology) :: Christian Life :: Religion & Inspirational :: CHRISTIAN LIVING & PRACTICAL LIFE & GENERAL :: Theology :: Spiritu :: The Ragamuffin Gospel
5 stars ( The Dream Giver ) - This book is so good for someone who is facing a big change or needing direction in life. It really encouraged me to go for my "big dream" and it helped me know how to handle those forces that come against me as I do so. 5 stars (Highly Recommended!) - This is a great book from Bruce Wilkinson. It's a fairly quick read that I find myself compelled to picking back up and reading it again on occasion. I frequently give gift copies to those that we do mentoring for because it certainly has the potential to impact those who are ready for the questions and thoughts it will bring up in the reader. For anyone who is considering stepping out of their "familiar zone", making postitive change and pursuing a dream, this simple book is a good investment. There are predictable patterns to the process of stepping out and achieving an objective that makes us stretch. Wilkinson addresses this masterfully, pulling the reader along in a symbolic journey that is highly relatable. Ultimately, by the end of the book, the reader is left to some well guided thinking about priorities and the source of those dreams we hold so close. I don't believe God gives us a dream that He doesn't also provide the means to achieve it. This book affirms that in an entertaining parable. 5 stars (Great Book) - This is a great reading book, as well as informative and life-changing. It helps you to examine your life and God's specific calling for you personally. Have you ever wondered what God's plan for you actually is? Need help getting started on your journey? Or are you running into obtacles on your way to where you feel God is leading you? This is a great book and I highly recommend it! ... Multnomah :: Religion & Christian Life :: CHRISTIAN LIVING & PRACTICAL LIFE & GENERAL :: Success :: Religious aspects :: Religion - Christian Living :: Religion :: Christianit :: The Dream Giver
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