My goal is to speak the truth in love. There are a lot of people speaking the truth with no love, and there are a lot of people talking about love without much truth.
Shane ClaiborneRead
There is a movement bubbling up that goes beyond cynicism and celebrates a new way of living, a generation that stops complaining about the church it sees and becomes the church it dreams of.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote highlights the importance of proactive engagement in creating positive change rather than merely criticizing what exists.
Shane Claiborne's quote suggests that a new generation is emerging that moves beyond mere skepticism towards existing institutions, particularly the church. Instead of focusing on complaints and shortcomings, this generation is motivated to embody and create the ideals and community they envision, thus fostering a transformative approach to spirituality and societal engagement.
Themes
ChangeChurchGenerationEngagementTransformation
In practice
Example use cases
In a community meeting, someone could say, 'As Shane Claiborne reflects, it's time we stop complaining and start embodying the change we wish to see in our local church.'
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All quotes →Maybe we are a little crazy. After all, we believe in things we don't see. The Scriptures say that faith is "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Heb. 11:1). We believe poverty can end even though it is all around us. We believe in peace even though we hear only rumours of wars. And since we are people of expectation, we are so convinced that another world is coming that we start living as if it were already here.
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I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle to God has been Christians. Christians who have had so much to say with our mouths and so little to show with our lives. I am sorry that so often we have forgotten the Christ of our Christianity.
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Christianity is at its best when it is peculiar, marginalized, suffering, and it is at its worst when it is popular, credible, triumphal, and powerful.
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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 those who have committed great violence can have the image of God come to life again within them as they hear the whisper of love. May the whisper of love grow louder than the thunder of violence. May we love loudly.
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God's people are not to accumulate stuff for tomorrow but to share indiscriminately with the scandalous and holy confidence that God will provide for tomorrow. Then we need not stockpile stuff in barns or a 401(k), especially when there is someone in need.
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