The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus

Although Manning and I don't agree on everything theologically, I got so much out of this book! It has given me much to ponder and pray over. I actually marked up the book quite a bit, but here are a few quotes that really resonated with me: "For many people in the church, Christianity is not Good Ne......more

I couldn’t recommend this book enough. It’s a book I can see myself coming back to again and again. I got so many notes and quotes from it, and it is completely reframing the way I view Jesus and his love for me. Many tears were shed while reading this book, just taking in the picture of being fully......more

Simply Beautiful A manifesto of mercy, an invitation into the extraordinarily intimate, a whisper to awaken the heart from arduous performance, and rest again in child-like forgetfulness, remembering only love, hearing only song, and feeling upon our sun-burnt brows the fresh kiss of Jesus Christ’s r......more

This book is phenomenal. “Come as you are, not as you should be—because you’ll never be as you should be.” An encouraging, well-written, powerful book on the compassion and love of Jesus. It’s worth reading for the chapter on pioneer theology v. settler theology alone.......more

A beautiful, comforting reminder of what is eternally true.......more