Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God.

The gospel will persuade no one unless it has so convicted us that we are transformed by it.

Ragamuffins are simple, direct and honest. Their speech is unaffected. They are slow to claim, "God told me..." As they make their way through the world, they bear wordless, prophetic witness.

In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth in the Holy Spirit.

The ragamuffin gospel says we can't lose, because we have nothing to lose.

Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.

The ragamuffin gospel reveals that Jesus forgives sins, including the sins of the flesh; that He is comfortable with sinners who remember how to show compassion; but that He cannot and will not have a relationship with pretenders in the Spirit.