The Furious Longing of God

I really liked this book. It definitely veers from main-stream Christianity and is at times a little hard to understand his view point, but overall very powerful and thought provoking in terms of how you might view/experience God/Jesus and live an authentic vs "religious" life, impacting you and those around you. This is the first book of Brennan Manning's that I have read, and I plan on reading more!

This book was absolutly fantastic. I read the book in two days passed it to a friend and I have started reading it again. This was the first Manning book I have read and I definately will read everything else he has to offer. This book was charming, insightful but most of all it made God's love real. If you are confident in your faith or you have doubts, or maybe you're just stuck in a rut, then this is the book for you. The best part of the whole book was the questions at the end of every chapter. These helped make the book personal to my walk with God. The best thing I can say about this book is summed up by what Brennan said, "Abba, I belong to you."

Like all of Brennan Manning's writings I find this one to once again be a testimony of the unsurpassed GRACE of God. He has "seen it" for so many years and his gift of expressing it is unequaled. The content is what I expected. the store's delivery of the product, as usual, was very good. The miracle of the Kindle is just another barrier pushed aside by your wonderful "Company".
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Manning's words are like a trail marker pointing me to where I need to go when I have lost sight of what is important in the daily grind. He is like hearing the familiar melody of a song I used to sing but forgot. Thank you so much for redirecting me to the heart of God and the only source of life.

Everyone should read this book! It is an invitation for all of us ragamuffins into the passionate, healing love of God. It is a celebration of the furious longing of God. It is a delight. You will not put it down the same person you were when you picked it up.

Brennan Manning has truly captured the love God has for us in this short but powerful book. I have been involved heavily in ministry for over 25 years yet have never understood the love that God has for me as much as I do since having read this book. I was moved to tears several times.

The love of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, is the truest, the best, and the most beautiful reality that there is. St. Brennan helps you feast on it. Please do dine with him. You will not be the same after even your first bite.

For those familiar with Manning this a great summary of past stories and works. For those unfamiliar, it's a terrific introduction. Manning is one of the most articulate and passionate communicators of God's love and grace.

This book is basically the written form of a powerful and affective seminar on inner emotional healing Manning gave around the country. It enables the victims of early life trauma to find healing through a correct and beautiful concept of God. He overcame emotional abuse himself.

Brennan Manning is such a poet with his writing style. If you were to sit down and think "what would be the best news I could ever hear?" the answer you'd give yourself is the same information that he relays to his readers in this book. Everything you've ever dreamed you'd want or need in a God is exactly who he is. This book is the perfect balance of personal stories, scripture, and discussion. You can't help but smile with tears as you read The Furious Longing of God.

For those familiar with Manning this a great summary of past stories and works. For those unfamiliar, it's a terrific introduction. Manning is one of the most articulate and passionate communicators of God's love and grace.

This book is basically the written form of a powerful and affective seminar on inner emotional healing Manning gave around the country. It enables the victims of early life trauma to find healing through a correct and beautiful concept of God. He overcame emotional abuse himself.

Brennan Manning is such a poet with his writing style. If you were to sit down and think "what would be the best news I could ever hear?" the answer you'd give yourself is the same information that he relays to his readers in this book. Everything you've ever dreamed you'd want or need in a God is exactly who he is. This book is the perfect balance of personal stories, scripture, and discussion. You can't help but smile with tears as you read The Furious Longing of God.

The freshness of Brennan's use of the word "Abba" to be able to express a true reality, "I belong to You" was a means of worship for me. It's simplicity gives way to looking at the Gospel with freedom and a desire for more understanding of all that the Godhead represents in the Christian life.

If you have already read Brennan Manning before you will find much the same message but it is put powerfully and freshly in a way that will take hold of your senses. You can't help but be impacted by Brennan's honesty and humility in writing. He takes you off guard like this and then lays your heart bare with his challenges.
If you are not familiar with Brennan Manning you will find him an excellent person to introduce you to the heart of Jesus.

Brennan Manning never fails to move me deeply to the core with his writing. The grace, love, and mercy of God become clearer and more experiential in this book. The questions at the end of each chapter help you meditate, process, and apply what you have just read. Brennan is uniquely gifted to impart an understanding of grace that makes the eighteen inch drop from your head to your heart. I am thankful to have read The Furious Longing of God. You will not be disappointed!

This book is one of the most insightful, impacting books I have ever read relating to my spiritual life. I have been challenged beyond my normal and my life will not be the same.
Brennan Manning has been elevated from an unknown to my favorite author is just a few pages. Positively mind blowing.