In the April 16, 2014 edition of The Christian Century, a challenging blessing appears (p.9). It was originally given to Brennan Manning by his spiritual director, Larry Hine, on the occasion of his ordination. May all of your expectations be frustrated, May all of your plans be thwarted, May all of your desires be withered into nothingness, That you may experience the powerlessness and poverty of a child and can sing and dance in the love of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. So Read More …
Brennan Manning
Review of The Good and Beautiful God (#0300)
James Bryan Smith. The Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows. InterVarsity Press, 2009. ISBN: 9780830835317. Meet the Author James Bryan Smith is an ordained United Methodist minister who specializes in spiritual formation. He has been associated with Friends University for over twenty years and currently serves as the Director of the APRENTIS Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation and as Assistant Professor of Read More …