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  1. A quotation from Brennan Manning

    The noonday devil of the Christian life is the temptation to lose the inner self while preserving the shell of edifying behavior. Suddenly I discover that I am ministering to AIDS victims to enhance my resume. I find I renounced ice cream for Lent to lose five excess pounds. I drop hints about the absolute priority of meditation and contemplation to create the impression that I am a man of prayer. At some unremembered moment I have lost the connection between internal purity of heart and external works of piety. In the most humiliating sense of the word, I have become a legalist. I have fallen victim to what T.S. Eliot calls the greatest sin: to do the right thing for the wrong reason.

    Brennan Manning (1934-2013) American author, laicized priest, theologian, speaker [Richard Francis Xavier Manning]
    The Ragamuffin Gospel, ch. 7 “Paste Jewelry and Sawdust Hot Dogs” (1990)

    More about this quote: wist.info/manning-brennan/8348…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #brennanmanning #appearances #faithandworks #intention #legalism #legalist #motivation #motive #performance #purpose #sin #virtue #wordsanddeeds #works

  2. A quotation from Brennan Manning

    The noonday devil of the Christian life is the temptation to lose the inner self while preserving the shell of edifying behavior. Suddenly I discover that I am ministering to AIDS victims to enhance my resume. I find I renounced ice cream for Lent to lose five excess pounds. I drop hints about the absolute priority of meditation and contemplation to create the impression that I am a man of prayer. At some unremembered moment I have lost the connection between internal purity of heart and external works of piety. In the most humiliating sense of the word, I have become a legalist. I have fallen victim to what T.S. Eliot calls the greatest sin: to do the right thing for the wrong reason.

    Brennan Manning (1934-2013) American author, laicized priest, theologian, speaker [Richard Francis Xavier Manning]
    The Ragamuffin Gospel, ch. 7 “Paste Jewelry and Sawdust Hot Dogs” (1990)

    More about this quote: wist.info/manning-brennan/8348…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #brennanmanning #appearances #faithandworks #intention #legalism #legalist #motivation #motive #performance #purpose #sin #virtue #wordsanddeeds #works

  3. A quotation from Brennan Manning

    The noonday devil of the Christian life is the temptation to lose the inner self while preserving the shell of edifying behavior. Suddenly I discover that I am ministering to AIDS victims to enhance my resume. I find I renounced ice cream for Lent to lose five excess pounds. I drop hints about the absolute priority of meditation and contemplation to create the impression that I am a man of prayer. At some unremembered moment I have lost the connection between internal purity of heart and external works of piety. In the most humiliating sense of the word, I have become a legalist. I have fallen victim to what T.S. Eliot calls the greatest sin: to do the right thing for the wrong reason.

    Brennan Manning (1934-2013) American author, laicized priest, theologian, speaker [Richard Francis Xavier Manning]
    The Ragamuffin Gospel, ch. 7 “Paste Jewelry and Sawdust Hot Dogs” (1990)

    More about this quote: wist.info/manning-brennan/8348…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #brennanmanning #appearances #faithandworks #intention #legalism #legalist #motivation #motive #performance #purpose #sin #virtue #wordsanddeeds #works

  4. A quotation from Brennan Manning

    The noonday devil of the Christian life is the temptation to lose the inner self while preserving the shell of edifying behavior. Suddenly I discover that I am ministering to AIDS victims to enhance my resume. I find I renounced ice cream for Lent to lose five excess pounds. I drop hints about the absolute priority of meditation and contemplation to create the impression that I am a man of prayer. At some unremembered moment I have lost the connection between internal purity of heart and external works of piety. In the most humiliating sense of the word, I have become a legalist. I have fallen victim to what T.S. Eliot calls the greatest sin: to do the right thing for the wrong reason.

    Brennan Manning (1934-2013) American author, laicized priest, theologian, speaker [Richard Francis Xavier Manning]
    The Ragamuffin Gospel, ch. 7 “Paste Jewelry and Sawdust Hot Dogs” (1990)

    More about this quote: wist.info/manning-brennan/8348…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #brennanmanning #appearances #faithandworks #intention #legalism #legalist #motivation #motive #performance #purpose #sin #virtue #wordsanddeeds #works

  5. This young litigation finance startup just secured $100 million to go after cases it thinks are winners - If you haven’t heard much about litigation finance, that may change soon. The practice dates back de... more: feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcr #refactorcapital #ycombinator #litigation #legalist #tc