Book Friday – The Signature of Jesus by Brennan Manning
14 August 2009
Something a little different for Book Friday—non-fiction. In general, I’m not a big non-fiction girl. I’ve bought several biographies over the years, having the best of intentions to read them, and still they sit on my shelves. (Actually, they don’t. Right now they sit in a bag on my washer waiting to be donated to the library.)
The Signature of Jesus was given to me by my mom about a year ago when I confessed that I don’t really know what Jesus is supposed to be to me now. I understand what he did for me, but I hear people talk about Jesus being their “best friend,” and I’m just not there yet. So my mom, a huge Brennan Manning fan like everybody else who’s read his stuff, gave me The Signature of Jesus. And last week I finally cracked it open.
It’s amazing. I’m not terribly far into it; I’m reading just a few pages in the mornings before McKenna wakes up. But I love how it’s challenging me in my issues of faith and views of the church. As far as I can tell, Brennan Manning deserves every bit of praise he gets for his fabulous writing style.
Have a great weekend everyone! (As a side note, we finished our kitchen last night, and I didn’t break a thing!)
Comments
Wow, reading non-fiction? I’m thoroughly impressed.
Posted by Roseanna on 16 August 2009
I’m so glad that The Signature of Jesus is challenging you. It did me too.
Posted by Beth Hines on 14 August 2009