eyes on Jesus | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:59:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://anitamathias.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Anita_lgr_hi_res_square_512-32x32.jpg eyes on Jesus | Anita Mathias: Dreaming Beneath the Spires https://anitamathias.com 32 32 “How is it possible to be a Christian and an Alcoholic?” (From Brennan Manning’s “Ragamuffin Gospel)” https://anitamathias.com/2013/02/18/how-is-it-possible-to-be-a-christian-and-an-alcoholic-from-brennan-mannings-ragamuffin-gospel/ https://anitamathias.com/2013/02/18/how-is-it-possible-to-be-a-christian-and-an-alcoholic-from-brennan-mannings-ragamuffin-gospel/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:07:40 +0000 http://anitamathias.com/blog/?p=41990   Image Credit “Often I have been asked, “Brennan, how is it possible that you became an alcoholic after you got saved?” “It is possible because I got battered and bruised by loneliness and failure, because I got discouraged, uncertain, guilt-ridden, and took my eyes off Jesus. Because the Christ-encounter did not transfigure me into […]

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