Mother Theresa said it is not how much we give that is important but how much love you put into doing it. So it is not just how many units of housing we create or how good our health care system is, it is that people have someone to eat dinner with and that people have someone to hold their hand when they die. That is what we are called to do and it is the love of Christ. It is relationships.
Christianity can be built around isolating ourselves from evildoers and sinners, creating a community of religious piety and moral purity. That’s the… - Shane Claiborne
Christianity can be built around isolating ourselves from evildoers and sinners, creating a community of religious piety and moral purity. That’s the…
- Shane Claiborne
Over and over, when I ask God why all of these injustices are allowed to exist in the world, I can feel the Spirit whisper to me, You tell me why we … - Shane Claiborne
Over and over, when I ask God why all of these injustices are allowed to exist in the world, I can feel the Spirit whisper to me, You tell me why we …
Perhaps there is no more dangerous place for a Christian to be than in safety and comfort, detached from the suffering of others. - Shane Claiborne
Perhaps there is no more dangerous place for a Christian to be than in safety and comfort, detached from the suffering of others.
The work of community, love, reconciliation, restoration is the work we cannot leave up to politicians. This is the work we are all called to do. - Shane Claiborne
The work of community, love, reconciliation, restoration is the work we cannot leave up to politicians. This is the work we are all called to do.
How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday? - Shane Claiborne
How can we worship a homeless man on Sunday and ignore one on Monday?
When we ask God to move a mountain, God may give us a shovel. - Shane Claiborne
When we ask God to move a mountain, God may give us a shovel.
And I think that's what our world is desperately in need of - lovers, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with fellow strugglers alon… - Shane Claiborne
And I think that's what our world is desperately in need of - lovers, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with fellow strugglers alon…
We give people fish. We teach them to fish. We tear down the walls that have been built up around the fish pond. And we figure out who polluted it. - Shane Claiborne
We give people fish. We teach them to fish. We tear down the walls that have been built up around the fish pond. And we figure out who polluted it.
So even as we see the horror of death, may we be reminded that in the end, love wins. Mercy triumphs. Life is more powerful than death. And even thos… - Shane Claiborne
So even as we see the horror of death, may we be reminded that in the end, love wins. Mercy triumphs. Life is more powerful than death. And even thos…
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