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The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. 'They won't let me in, Lord, because I am a sinner.' 'What are you complaining about?' said God. 'They

The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. 'They won't let me in, Lord, because I am a sinner.' 'What are you complaining about?' said God. 'They won't let Me in either.

Brennan Manning
Church, Complaining, Stories
Brennan Manning (2008). “The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out”, p.22, Multnomah

Though it is true that the church must always dissociate itself from sin, it can never have any excuse for keeping any sinner at a distance.

Brennan Manning
Distance, Church, Sin
Brennan Manning (2008). “The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out”, p.22, Multnomah

Let us be bold enough to ask ourselves as Christians whether the Church of the Lord Jesus in the United States has anything to say to our nation and its ideologies of materialism, possessiveness, and the worship of financial security. Are we courageous enough to be a sign of contradiction to consumerism through our living faith in Jesus Christ? Are we committed enough to his gospel to become a countercurrent to the drift?

Brennan Manning
Christian, Jesus, Church
Brennan Manning (2011). “The Signature of Jesus”, p.73, Multnomah

One of my realizations in such an earthy atmosphere was that many of the burning theological issues in the church were neither burning nor theological.

Brennan Manning
Issues, Atmosphere, Church
Brennan Manning, John Blase (2011). “All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir”, p.101, David C Cook

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