How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday? Shane Claiborne More Quotes by Shane Claiborne More Quotes From Shane Claiborne The time has come for a new kind of conversation, a new kind of Christianity, a new kind of revolution. Shane Claiborne revolution kind christianity I don't know if you've read the Bible, and if you haven't, I think you may be in a better place than those of us who have read it so much that it has become stale. Shane Claiborne stale may thinking The end of war begins with people who believe that another world is possible and that another empire has already interrupted time and space and is taking over this earth with the dreams of God. Shane Claiborne dream war believe But as I pursued that dream of upward mobility preparing for college, things just didn't fit together. As I read Scriptures about how the last will be first, I started wondering why I was working so hard to be first. Shane Claiborne college together dream It is a dangerous day when we can take the cross out of the church more easily than the flag. No wonder it is hard for seekers to find God nowadays. Shane Claiborne flags church wonder How ironic is it to see a bumper sticker that says 'Jesus is the answer' next to a bumper sticker supporting the war in Iraq, as if to says 'Jesus is the answer - but not in the real world. Shane Claiborne real war jesus We are faithful not to the triumphant golden eagle (ironically, also an imperial symbol of power in Rome) but to the slaughtered Lamb. Shane Claiborne faithful rome eagles What is the point in calling anything God if it does not also hold sway in every part of one's life--especially one's politics? Shane Claiborne ifs calling doe If those of us who believe in God do not believe God's grace is big enough to save the whole world... well, we should at least pray that it is. Shane Claiborne grace believe world Money has power. And so withholding money has power too, especially when a bunch of people do it together. Shane Claiborne bunch together people The true atheist is the one who refuses to see God's image in the face of their neighbour. Shane Claiborne refuse atheist faces Liturgy and worship were never meant to be confined to the cathedrals and sanctuaries. Liturgy at its best can be performed like a circus or theater - making the Gospel visible as a witness to the world around us. Shane Claiborne circus sanctuary world Jesus did not send us into the world to make believers but to make disciples. Shane Claiborne believer world jesus
