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I like how someone once said being a Christian is not about having new ideas but having new eyes. This is the ability to have our hearts broken with the things that break the heart of God. That is part of what it means to be a Christian.

Shane Claiborne

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Shane Claiborne
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 11
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