A fantastic read for those seeking to follow Christ. A great challenge!
Brennan Manning is best known for his book Ragamuffin Gospel. He passed away in April 2013. There may not be another Christian leader better known for his simple eloquence and consistent advocacy of God’s reckless and beautiful grace. His book Ruthless Trust urges followers of Christ to dig their fi...
Given to me at my church confirmation, First Presbyterian Church in the 1980s. My generation has mostly missed out on the days where special days or awards meant the presentation of a hardback book, so I've always liked keeping this one around.
Ruthless Trust: The Ragamuffin's Path to God by Brennan Manning (?)
Why is it that even the best nonfiction books always have terrible titles? “Celebration of Discipline?” Who decided to call this wonderful book by such a banal name? Foster explores the various approaches to Christian spiritual growth (Okay, face it, that little sentence makes this book sound as awf...
It's odd... I read this 4-5 years ago and would have rated it 11/10 if I could because of how it touched me. I guess I'd expected the same thing on rereading it, and was therefore somewhat disappointed by it. It still starts out really good and I learned a lot from the inward disciplines (prayer, me...
Unfortunately this journal workbook was not nearly as well made or helpful as I'd hoped. I worked along for the first 6-8 disciplines, but then realised I was getting nothing out of it, which mostly just made it a waste of time. A shame.