So i have been reading "The Irresistible Revolution" by Shane Claiborne in my free time. It is a book about a "ordinary radical" as he calls himself. He has a heart for the poor and sees the teachings of Jesus as instructions to care for them. So he basically lives with the poor in philidelphia.
He is basically the man and he is challenging me in a lot of different areas. First, his radical take on Christianity is making me look at consumer culture very differently. I am looking at all the "stuff" people have and concluding that I don't really need it or want it.
Also, his heart for the poor is contagious. I mean I feel bad for homeless people and give them food a lot of the time, but this guy lives with them and loves them. Shane says that Jesus did not merry tell us to feed them but to love them. It is so easy to toss money or clothes and piece but it is so much more talk and to listen and cry and laugh. The book is awesome.
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