I started reading The Ragamuffin Gospel last night.  While I have not made it very far into it, I have been hit with what probably will be the first of many challenges to my perspective on the Gospel.  This one is dealing with Jesus' rebuke of the disciples when they were turning away the little children.  For reference here is how Mark records it:

I have always read this as Jesus telling us to have a simple faith of a child, and I was shocked to find that the author of The Ragamuffin Gospel had a much different perspective. The author believes that the reason why Jesus said we should be like little children is not because of their innocence but because of their incompetence. We should grasp that we are incompetent, we should accept it and by holding this attitude we can get to have an even better relationship with God.

As I said, I find myself fascinated with this new way of looking at such a simple story in the Bible.  I am looking forward to see how he hopefully ties this claim together in future chapters.  Perhaps when I finish the book, I will share my thoughts.