A pastor friend of mine said, "Our problem is that we no longer have martyrs. We only have celebrities.
Shane ClaiborneThe monastic folks have the spirit of being in the world but not of the world, sort of peculiar people who have gone to the desert to live on the margins of the empire.
Shane ClaiborneWe can ignore suffering no matter where we live. There are people who live a few miles from me who never see much poverty or the injustices that live on our doorstep.
Shane ClaiborneCharity wins awards and applause, but joining the poor gets you killed. People do not get crucified for charity. People are crucified for living out a love that disrupts the social order, that calls forth a new world. People are not crucified for helping poor people. People are crucified for joining them.
Shane ClaiborneChristianity can be built around isolating ourselves from evildoers and sinners, creating a community of religious piety and moral purity. Thatโs the Christianity I grew up with. Christianity can also be built around joining with the broken sinners and evildoers of our world crying out to God, groaning for grace. Thatโs the Christianity I have fallen in love with.
Shane Claiborne