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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 and successes on a score sheet.

Yet God gives us His grace, willingly,…

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Why read it?

3 authors picked The Ragamuffin Gospel as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I read it when I felt like I kept falling short. What stuck with me is how direct Manning is about grace. He doesn’t talk to people who have it all together; he speaks to people who know they don’t. That hit me in a way most books don’t. It helped me stop trying to prove something and start accepting that God’s love isn’t based on my performance.

I first read this book when I felt spiritually empty and needed reassurance.

Manning writes to people who feel spiritually imperfect. He reminds readers that God’s love reaches us, even though our walk is not pretty. His honesty about weakness helped me stop pretending and trust God daily.

I pull out this book to remember that grace is for everyone.

This book is a welcome relief to burnt-out and bedraggled Christians who have slipped into a life of duteous religious activity in the place of a love relationship. The answer is found in one word: Grace. If you have doubts about God’s relentless tenderness towards you, read this book. Reread this book. We are all ragamuffins, but we are all loved without conditions.

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