When we put too much hope in a candidate or a party we set ourselves up for disappointment. When I see a poster with [Barak] Obama's image with the word "hope" under it, something in me cringes - our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness, the old hymn goes, all other ground is sinking sand.
Shane ClaiborneIf we believe terrorists are past redemption, we should just rip up like 1/2 the New Testament because it was written by one.
Shane ClaiborneI had come to see that the great tragedy in the church is not that rich Christians do not care about the poor but that rich Christians do not know the poor...I truly believe that when the rich meet the poor, riches will have no meaning. And when the rich meet the poor, we will see poverty come to an end.
Shane ClaiborneI wondered if there were other restless people asking the question with me: What if Jesus meant the stuff he said?.
Shane ClaiborneLet's keep refusing to accept the world as it is and insisting on building the world we dream of. Don't let the haters have the last word.
Shane Claiborne