If the people of God were to transform the world through fascination, these amazing teachings had to work at the center of these peculiar people. Then we can look into the eyes of a centurion and see not a beast but a child of God, and then walk with that child a couple of miles. Look into the eys of tax collectors as they sue you in court; see their poverty and give them your coat. Look in to the eys of the ones who are hardest for you to like, and see the One you love. For God loves good and bad people.
Shane ClaiborneDavid, Moses, Saul of Tarsus, these were all people who did terrible terrible thingsโ - โthey were murderers. The Bible would be a lot shorter without grace.
Shane ClaiborneWe have been mentored from the very beginning by Catholic folks who are invigorating the best of the monastic spirit.
Shane ClaiborneI learned more about God from the tears of homeless mothers than any systematic theology ever taught me.
Shane Claiborne