The Life Of Jesus Suggests That To

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.

The Kingdom Is Not An Exclusive, Well-trimmed Suburb With Snobbish Rules About Who Can Live There. No, It Is For A Larger, Homelier, Less Self-conscious Caste Of People Who Understand They Are Sinners Because They Have Experienced The Yaw And Pitch Of Moral Struggle.

The Good News Of The Gospel Of Grace Cries Out: We Are All, Equally, Privileged But Unentitled Beggars At The Door Of God's Mercy!

[jesus] Matters Because Of What He Brought And What He Still Brings To Ordinary Human Beings, Living Their Ordinary Lives And Coping Daily With Their Surroundings. He Promises Wholeness For Their Lives. In Sharing Our Weaknesses He Gives Us Strength And And Imparts Through His Companionship A Life That Has The Quality Of Eternity." (dallas Willard In Ruthless Trust - Brennan Manning)

Jesus Comes For Sinners, For Those Outcast...and Those Caught Up In Squalid Choices And Failed Dreams.