The Unwounded Life Bears No Resemblance To

God Loves You Unconditionally, As You Are And Not As You Should Be, Because Nobody Is As They Should Be.

The Ragamuffin Who Sees His Life As A Voyage Of Discovery And Runs The Risk Of Failure Has A Better Feel For Faithfulness Than The Timid Man Who Hides Behind The Law And Never Finds Out Who He Is At All.

Let Us Be Bold Enough To Ask Ourselves As Christians Whether The Church Of The Lord Jesus In The United States Has Anything To Say To Our Nation And Its Ideologies Of Materialism, Possessiveness, And The Worship Of Financial Security. Are We Courageous Enough To Be A Sign Of Contradiction To Consumerism Through Our Living Faith In Jesus Christ? Are We Committed Enough To His Gospel To Become A Countercurrent To The Drift?

The Beauty Of The Ragamuffin Gospel Lies In The Insight It Offers Into Jesus: The Essential Tenderness Of His Heart, His Way Of Looking At The World, His Mode Of Relating To You And Me. 'if You Really Want To Understand A Man, Don't Just Listen To What He Says, But Watch What He Does.

Jesus Comes Not For The Super-spiritual But For The Wobbly And The Weak-kneed Who Know They Don’t Have It All Together, And Who Are Not Too Proud To Accept The Handout Of Amazing Grace.