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We might hope to change the world through better, bigger programs to stop global warming, but global warming will not end unless people become less greedy and less wasteful, gaining a fresh vision of what it means to love our global neighbor.

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Shane Claiborne
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 11
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If every Christian family brought in a child who needed a family we would put the foster care system out of business.
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There are some things to die for but none to kill for.
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Somehow Jesus's reputation has survived all the embarrassing things that Christians have done in his name.
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To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle to God has been Christians.
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