Ragamuffin Gospel

Many believers feel stunted in their Christian growth. We beat ourselves up over our failures &, in the process, pull away from God because we subconsciously believe He tallies our defects & hangs His head in disappointment. In this newly repackaged edition-now with full appendix, study questions, & the author's own epilogue, "RagamuffinTen Years Later," Brennan Manning reminds us that nothing could be further from the truth. The Father beckons us to Himself with a "furious love" that burns brightly & constantly. Only when we truly embrace God's grace can we bask in the joy of a gospel that enfolds the most needy of His flock-the "ragamuffins." Are you bedraggled, beat-up, burnt-out? Most of us believe in God's grace-in theory. But somehow we can't seem to apply it in our daily lives. We continue to see Him as a small-minded bookkeeper, tallying our failures & successes on a score sheet. Yet God gives us His grace, willingly, no matter what we've done.