Above All : He Took the Fall and Thought of Me

by Manning, Brennan; Smith, Michael W.

• ISBN13: 9781591450528
• ISBN10: 1591450527
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

"Who do you say that I am?" The question Jesus once asked of Simon Peter has continued to confront men and women through the centuries. Millions have answered with praises; millions have answered with curses -- crying their responses from pews and hospital beds and office cubicles and twenty-yard lines. It's a question that rings as both a challenge and eternal invitation -- and it's one each of us must ultimately ask: Who is this Jesus ... above all? And what ... above all ... does he mean in my life? Michael W. Smith spoke to this soul-searching issue when he performed Lenny LeBlanc and Paul Baloche's award-winning song. "Above All." Brennan Manning now does the same in this thoughtful, passionate meditation on both the song and the Savior.

Author Biography

Brennan Manning's life forever. In the years that followed, he served in several religious communities, lived six months alone in the desert, and worked with the poor in the US and abroad. He also struggled with crippling alcoholism, gave up a vocation; acquired a family, and eventually became a best-selling inspirational writer. He has touched the lives of many through his ten books, including the classics The Ragamuffin Gospel and Abba's Child. He currently leads spiritual retreats in the United States and Europe for people of all ages and backgrounds. He and his family live in New Orleans

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Above All Things

Jesus Christ--Ruler of All "Above all nature and all created things"

Seeing Past Our Distortions of Jesus "Above all wisdom and all the ways of man"

The Infinite and Intimate Christ "There's no way to measure what You're worth"

You Thought of Me Above All

Love Affair with the Crucified Savior "Crucified, laid behind the stone"

Our Confidence through Christ's Humiliation "You lived to die, rejected and alone"

The Transforming Presence of the Risen Lord "You took the fall and thought of me above all"

Notes

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