Every man and woman who has ever drawn breath will be appraised, evaluated, and measured solely in terms of their relationship with the Carpenter from Nazareth.

>> Brennan Manning, The Signature Of Jesus, pg. 243

Every man and woman who has ever drawn breath will be appraised, evaluated, and measured solely in terms of their relationship with the Carpenter from Nazareth.

>> Brennan Manning, The Signature Of Jesus, pg. 243

Be it hereby enacted: That every three years all people shall forget whatever they have learned about Jesus, and begin the study all over again.

>> Robert M. Brown in Tim Hansel, You Gotta Keep Dancin’, pg. 48

Be it hereby enacted: That every three years all people shall forget whatever they have learned about Jesus, and begin the study all over again.

>> Robert M. Brown in Tim Hansel, You Gotta Keep Dancin’, pg. 48

1. A PASSION FOR GOD.• We don’t have our own

bottomless reservoir of love, power, and wisdom to draw from.

• A God-intoxicated life finds its foremost expression in prayer.

1. A PASSION FOR GOD.• We don’t have our own

bottomless reservoir of love, power, and wisdom to draw from.

• A God-intoxicated life finds its foremost expression in prayer.

There can only be two basic loves: the love of God unto the forgetfulness of self, or the love of self unto the forgetfulness of God.

>> St. Augustine

There can only be two basic loves: the love of God unto the forgetfulness of self, or the love of self unto the forgetfulness of God.

>> St. Augustine

God is of no importance unless he is of supreme importance.

>> Rabbi Abraham Herschel

God is of no importance unless he is of supreme importance.

>> Rabbi Abraham Herschel

2. A PASSION FOR OTHERS.• Attentiveness.• Acceptance.• Affirmation.• Accountability.

2. A PASSION FOR OTHERS.• Attentiveness.• Acceptance.• Affirmation.• Accountability.

One of the mysteries of the gospel tradition is this strange attraction of Jesus to the unattractive, his strange desire for the undesirable, his strange love for the unlovely. The key to this mystery is, of course, the Father. Jesus does what he sees the Father doing, he loves those whom the Father loves.

>> Donald Gray, Jesus, The Way To Freedom, pg. 38 // John 5:19 f

One of the mysteries of the gospel tradition is this strange attraction of Jesus to the unattractive, his strange desire for the undesirable, his strange love for the unlovely. The key to this mystery is, of course, the Father. Jesus does what he sees the Father doing, he loves those whom the Father loves.

>> Donald Gray, Jesus, The Way To Freedom, pg. 38 // John 5:19 f

3. A PASSION FOR THE KINGDOM.3. A PASSION FOR THE KINGDOM.

The kingdom of God is both wherever and whenever the will of God is manifest in the hearts and actions of people.

>> John Coleman, The Unexpected Teachings of Jesus, pg. 63

The kingdom of God is both wherever and whenever the will of God is manifest in the hearts and actions of people.

>> John Coleman, The Unexpected Teachings of Jesus, pg. 63

The greatest need for our time is for the Church to become what it has seldom been: the body of Christ with its face to the world, loving others regardless of religion or culture, pouring itself out in a life of service, offering hope to a frightened world, and presenting itself as a real alternative to the existing arrangement.

>> Brennan Manning, The Signature Of Jesus, pg. 7

The greatest need for our time is for the Church to become what it has seldom been: the body of Christ with its face to the world, loving others regardless of religion or culture, pouring itself out in a life of service, offering hope to a frightened world, and presenting itself as a real alternative to the existing arrangement.

>> Brennan Manning, The Signature Of Jesus, pg. 7

Christians filled with the authenticity, commitment, and generosity of Jesus would be the most spectacular sign in the history of the human race. A handful of us could be ignored by society, but hundreds, thousands, millions of such servants would overwhelm the world.

>> Brennan Manning, The Signature Of Jesus, pg. 46

Christians filled with the authenticity, commitment, and generosity of Jesus would be the most spectacular sign in the history of the human race. A handful of us could be ignored by society, but hundreds, thousands, millions of such servants would overwhelm the world.

>> Brennan Manning, The Signature Of Jesus, pg. 46

1) How did you relate to my Father?2) How did you respond to others,

especially the most marginalized and forgotten?

3) How did you reflect the mood of my Father’s kingdom?

1) How did you relate to my Father?2) How did you respond to others,

especially the most marginalized and forgotten?

3) How did you reflect the mood of my Father’s kingdom?