Rather than finding the devil "out there," we battle the devil within us. The revolution starts inside each of us.
Shane ClaiborneMoney has power. And so withholding money has power too, especially when a bunch of people do it together.
Shane Claiborne[Jesus] said that they will know we are Christians - not by our bumper stickers and T-shirts - but by our love.
Shane ClaiborneThis is what Jesus had in mind: folks coming together, forming close-knit communities and meeting each other's needs-- no kings, no major welfare systems, no presidents necessary. His is a theology and practice for the people of God, not a set of suggestions for empire.
Shane ClaiborneWe don't actually have rich and poor together instead we have a family. What does it mean? If you have resources, you hold them with open hands. The mark of the early church was that they began sharing and it said there were no needy persons among them. They ended poverty as they created this new loving community.
Shane Claiborne