The Contagious Joy of Jesus

And the Ragamuffin Gospel

Photo by Roman Kraft

I know we’re guessing with this stuff, but it’s interesting how often Jesus is portrayed as stoic, angry, sad, otherworldly wise, or strictly moralistic. (And then, of course, there’s the hippy dashboard Jesus… Which is fun.)

In this book that I’m reading, The Ragamuffin Gospel (my new favorite book ever — yes, this is saying a lot — which I’ll…