Archive for the Tag 'Brennan Manning'

IMPOSTORS OF GRACE — SALVATION STORY #10

on 14 Oct 2011

“The invisible dragon roared, I cowered, and what I’ve called “the impostor” was born, a shadow to the my eight-year-old life.  The impostor is a fake version of yourself, and that exactly how I started living.  I faked being happy when I was sad.  I faked being excited when I was disappointed.  I even faked […]

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BAD ENDINGS — SALVATION STORY #9

on 08 Oct 2011

“His name was Samson, the long-haired strong man who took Nazarite vows, the last and most famous of the Old Testament judges, the warrior who slew the lion with his bare hands and a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass.  But his storied life ended in prison, his hair shaved, his eyes gouged […]

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IS GRACE ENOUGH? – SALVATION STORY #8

on 02 Oct 2011

“My story is a rosary, the beads of which are the people and experiences that have made me what I am.  I have tried to move from one bead to the next, but my fingers are feeble and my eyes are tired.  So please forgive me; you will experience gaps and breaks in time and […]

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