Some quotes from The Ragamuffin Gospel

On a blustery October night in a church outside Minneapolis, several hundred believers had gathered for a three-day seminar. I began with a one hour presentation of the gospel of grace and the reality of salvation. Using Scripture, story, symbolism, and personal...

Late to the party

For years I’ve been seeing references to Brennan Manning and his book  The Ragamuffin Gospel. But… for some reason I never got around to reading it. So many books, so little time. When Borders was closing, I still had a big gift card to use up, so I went...

Honestly…

Today was a golden opportunity to have a productive day indoors. What did I do with that opportunity? I blew it. I was up in the night for no good reason, so I slept late, was slow getting going, and then surfed online while listening to the radio show. Then I needed...

Social Media? Me? or, Down the Slippery Slope I Go

It started this way: I saw an article on one of my LinkedIn newsletters talking about how to use Pinterest for your non-profit organization. I have seen references to Pinterest on friends’ Facebook statuses, mostly saying how addicting it is, so I was curious....

Another sadness

I found out that friends, dear friends of many years, are leaving our church. It feels like a death. I know God has his reasons and can bring good out of things that break our hearts, but it still feels like death.