this book teaches one of the loving grace of God and teaches that though we want to be perfect and legalistic none of that is necessary and we should just live in Gods love.

I really enjoyed this book and also the charming humor throughout along with its ability to bring up and discuss things that are important and really need to be examined. This book is a must-read and will change the way we look at so many things. Many thanks to Brennan Manning

great book

I was really excited to read this book after all of the great reviews and the outstanding endorsement written in the forward by Michael W. Smith.

I love this quote at the beginning of the book -- "The difference between faith as belief in something that may or may not exist and faith as trusting in God" is enormous. The first is a matter of the head, the second a matter of the heart."

The author talks about how something is radically wrong when the local church rejects a person that is accepted by Jesus when a harsh, judgmental and unforgiving sentence is passed on homosexuals; when a divorcee is denied communion; when the child of a prostitute is refused baptism; when an unlaicized priest is forbidden the sacraments. Jesus comes to the ungodly, even on Sunday morning. His coming ends ungodliness and makes us worthy. Otherwise, we are establishing at the heart of Christianity an utterly ungodly and unworthy preoccupation with works.

I thought I would really love this book with its realistic view of what it means to be a Christian and calling out the hypocrites and false doctrine. The God of the legalistic Christian is unpredictable, erratic, and capable of all manner of prejudices. When we view God this way, we feel compelled to engage in some sort of magic to appease him.

Thank you to Brennan Manning for writing a book to overcome the myths of Christianity and show us what it truly means to be Christian.

I received a complimentary e-book of Ragamuffin Gospel Netgalley.com in exchange for this fair and unbiased review.

love the way it is written so easy to understand, a favorite now.