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Our churches should attract the people Jesus attracted and frustrate the people Jesus frustrated.
Shane Claiborne
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Shane Claiborne
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 11
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There are folks who burn the Koran and hold signs saying, God hates fags and all sorts of sick things - and they often hijack the headlines with hatred. We know that is not what Christ was like.
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Jesus still has a really great reputation and the Spirit is still moving. I've got a lot of hope for a generation that takes Jesus seriously, once again.
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The question becomes not just how to accumulate more, but how to covet less.
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Faith is believing in the impossible because we have a God who is master of impossible.
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