The Ragamuffin Gospel Says We Can't Lose,

The Greatest Single Cause Of Atheism In The World Today Is Christians, Who Acknowledge Jesus With Their Lips And Walk Out The Door, And Deny Him By Their Lifestyle. That Is What An Unbelieving World Simply Finds Unbelievable.

[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)

The Fierce Words Of Jesus Addressed To The Pharisees Of His Day Stretch Across The Bands Of Time. Today They Are Directed Not Only To Fallen Televangelists But To Each Of Us. We Miss Jesus' Point Entirely When We Use His Words As Weapons Against Others. They Are To Be Taken Personally By Each Of Us. This Is The Form And Shape Of Christian Pharisaism In Our Time. Hypocrisy Is Not Hte Prerogative Of People In High Places. The Most Impoverished Among Us Is Capable Of It. Hypocrisy Is The Natural Expression Of What Is Meanest In Us All.

On The Last Day, Jesus Will Look Us Over Not For Medals, Diplomas, Or Honors, But For Scars.

The God Who Exacts The Last Drop Of Blood From His Son So That His Just Anger, Evoked By Sin, May Be Appeased, Is Not The God Revealed By And In Jesus Christ. And If He Is Not The God Of Jesus, He Does Not Exist.