So there is a community in Philadelphia called the Simple Way. I first heard about them when I read the book Irresistible Revolution. Lately the more I look into this community, I see the extent of their work and the mass of people involved. I want to let you in on this book, Irresistible Revolution. Another world is possible. Written by a man named Shane Claiborne, it is all about a revolution of love in this world, first shown to us by Jesus. What we remember about Jesus is his love. He did things that no one else would go near, he touched the people who others gawked at, and he didn't think of his impact. His love for them was not a conscious, I am going to shake the world kind of action, it is just what made the most sense to him. One of the parts that really stuck out to me was Shane's words on one church. To me it goes so deep into the ideas of exclusiveness and having to fit into a box; the fact that we all believe in the same God, yet feel the need to separate ourselves. Shane quotes a pastor saying
“We’ve got to unite ourselves as one body. Because Jesus is coming back, and he’s coming back for a bride not a harem."
If you haven't read it, I really think that you should. I have read books before that leave me feeling like I need to change my actions and world view, but I have never finished a book and understood tangible ways to do so.
Someone to watch who is very connected in the Simple Way community, with great things to say.
stir it up in our hearts
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