12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful Message, July 20, 2004
This review is from: Relentless Tenderness of Jesus, The (Paperback)
The first comment I have to make is that this book isn't new. It's the ?Lion and Lamb? repackaged. I was part way into reading this when I had to ask myself ?gee, doesn't Brennan have any new stories?? Then, after reading about a prayer breakfast with Reagan, I went to check the copyright date and found that this book was first published back in the eighties. No wonder the stories seemed out of date and no wonder I kept asking myself ?haven't I read this before??
While it's true that there was some additional information added, I felt a bit cheated, after all, I got this book as a Fathers Day gift but I really didn't need it, I already had ?Lion and Lamb? in my collection. Oh well.
Ok, the book, whether we are talking about the current title, or the former, is a good insight into the burning desire the Father has for His children. You and me. Brennan Manning has a way of getting across the fact, over and over again, that God truly and deeply loves us, wants to be close to us, wants to be an intimate part of our daily lives.
There are several chapters here on the true meaning of Christmas. What the baby Jesus really means. What it really means to look at the Christ.
Brennan hits home on many things he says. You won't really read this book without stopping to ask yourself ?Why?? and ?How?? and then thinking it's all impossible at the same time noticing a bit of faith growing and sprouting.
To be fair I must review the writing and style not just the content. It isn't always easy reading, the author, in my opinion, tends to ramble a bit and he doesn't bother to make easy chapter and paragraph breaks and headers. I often get lost in reading his books. To be totally honest, I never finished ?Lion and Lamb? and perhaps that is why I found ?The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus? in my hands. I finished it and got something out of it. But it wasn't always easy.
The message, however, is A+ and 5+ stars. I've heard Brennan speak, and he's a true man of God, a leader, a mystic and a brother in Christ. He has something special to communicate and I highly recommend this and his other works.
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great book, lousy publishing gimmick, August 19, 2005
This review is from: Relentless Tenderness of Jesus, The (Paperback)
Manning has never written a bad book, so this is no exception. However, I take great exception to Christian publishers' tactic of reissuing a book under a new title years later with no clue on the cover that this book has appeared before. This book was published as "Lion and Lamb" around 1986, and I didn't realize until I got home that what I was holding was a reissue. It also happened to me with John Guest's "In Search of Certainty" (original title), which was reissued as something else, and a book on contemporary Christian music. I've never seen this happen with secular books. Nevertheless, if you never read "Lion and Lamb," read this book. Manning is one of our sanest Christian writers.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book., March 28, 2005
This review is from: Relentless Tenderness of Jesus, The (Paperback)
This book was written by a Catholic Priest that finally discovered the incredible person behind his faith...Jesus!
Manning does a masterful job of describing the personality of Jesus and our relationship to him. He had a background as a writer as well, so his writing style is really a joy to read. (much better than my writing style (that is to say I have none) see my book Christ Through Me at ChristThroughMe.com for evidence) You can definitely tell that He has a lot of wisdom and experience in His spiritual walk.
This book really focuses on the love and (obviously) tenderness of Jesus. Something that I don't think many Christians understand and would do good to read about!
Another thing that I liked about this book was the short exercises at the end of each chapter. To get the most out of it, remember to follow along with the exercises as He suggests in the beginning of the book!
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