false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172416452m/173502.jpg 173502 4 We suffer from the disease of melancholy, the sickness of self-hatred, the darkness of doubt. Yet, author Brennan Manning sees the place of our worst despair as a tangible starting point for the remedy: a ruthless trust in God. In his sequel to <I>The Ragamuffin Gospel</I>, Manning pries us loose from our shame, our mistakes, and our doubts and encourages us to let go and trust God--ruthlessly.<p> It's been 40 years since author Brennan Manning was "ambushed by God" and on the far side of despair himself. As a gutter-alcoholic who was completely broken, he found an unshakable trust in the love of Christ for him as he was then, not as he could be or is now.<p> Authenticity with God is critical in developing this trust relationship. In his own inimitable voice, Manning tells us, "Raw honesty with Jesus about our doubts and anxieties, our lust and laziness, our shabby prayer life and stale religiosity, our mixed motives and divided hearts, is the risk we take in the certainty of being acceptable and accepted. It is the full and mature expression of invincible trust." Over the years, this trust ripens into confidence and bears certain fruit, such as gratitude to God. But it's not always easy, he admits. "Ruthless trust is hanging tough in the dark nights, when we are plunged into desolation but know that absence of God is only apparent."<p> For author Brennan Manning--and for us, if we choose--ruthless trust is not just a concept, it's a way of life. As Manning observes, "Ill winds may blow, more character defects may surface, sickness may visit, and friends will surely die, but a stubborn irrefutable certainty persists that God is with us and loves us in our struggle to be faithful." Now, that's ruthless trust. You won't fail to be moved. <I>--Cindy Crosby</I> 895526 2000 Ruthless Trust: The Ragamuffin's Path to God total:328|5:130|4:139|3:55|2:4|1:0| 328 1379 468 38 3 1 false false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 17:28:12 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 11:49:12 -0800 2009
It's the type of a book that I feel can and should sit on your bookshelf, impacting you in many different ways as you pick it up and ...more...]]> 5 0 true false Wed May 20 14:05:57 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 08:04:49 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 14:05:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 12 20:36:40 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 12 20:39:06 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Aug 19 08:52:14 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 09:09:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Mon Jul 02 12:52:56 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 13:07:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 06:35:49 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 15:02:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 09 12:11:43 -0700 2007 Wed May 09 12:16:03 -0700 2007
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Not a bad book - he writes in an interesting way, and I don't disagree with any of what he says. But it doesn't really ad...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Sep 15 12:59:08 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 15 12:59:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 17 21:56:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 21:57:39 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 09 19:33:48 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 19:34:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 16 22:23:55 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 22:23:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jun 09 18:11:53 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 18:12:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 24 14:00:56 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 14:06:24 -0800 2008 The Inner Voice of Love. The combination was devastating, like having your soul operated on by two master surgeons without anesthetic. I could only take a little at a time. In the end there was healing.more...]]> 3 0 true false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Mar 20 13:35:20 -0700 2007 Tue May 15 14:41:24 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Oct 01 21:49:48 -0700 2007 Thu Feb 21 06:11:45 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Jan 08 18:06:27 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 18:11:08 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Aug 26 11:25:14 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 11:27:49 -0700 2008 I have been reading it for about 2 months, because it takes consentration to make sure you are absorbing everything.]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 08:07:36 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 08:28:53 -0700 2008 ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=173502