Chapter 4 of Claiborne’s Irresistible Revolution is titled “When Comfort Becomes Uncomfortable”. It outlines a lot of his time working at Willow Creek Community Church and living in the suburbs of Chicago. He finished some of his education at Wheaton and also worked with Axis, which used to be the name for the 20s group…
Less=More
Most of you know I’ve been going through the book Irresistible Revolution. So far the book has has given a picture of different events in Shane Claiborne’s life that have shaped him. Last night he spoke at Matt and Rhett‘s church. This is like two worlds colliding…the message of less is more meeting some of…
Irresistible Revolution .3
Chapter 3 of Irresistible Revolution is titled “In Search of a Christian”. This is really a chapter on Shane’s experience in India. He was able to get the phone number for Mother Theresa. When he reached her, he asked if he could come and work with her for a summer. When asking her what to…
Meeting Jesus in a Bar
Just a few weeks ago I went to a bachelor’s party for a wedding I was in just recently. It wasn’t anything too wild and crazy. Went to a hockey game, went to a sports bar and then to an Irish pub. I don’t think the Scriptures “outlaw” alcohol (or obviously I wouldn’t have gone).…
One Year Ago: Hana, Maui
One year ago today Rose and I were in Hana, a small city on the edge of a rain forest on Maui. It is the craziest 25 mile, 2.5 hour drive I have ever been on, but very worth it. We spent two of our honeymoon days there. It is a totally different place than…
Irresistible Revolution .2
Chapter two is titled “Resurrecting Church.” This comes from a news headline following the story that Shane shares. Some of his friends see a newspaper headline that the archdiocese is kicking homeless people out of their abandoned church building in 48 hours. Shane and his friends head to that church to lend some support and…