I finished the book I've been reading last night.
Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne.
He makes some good points.
But he can be a little too extreme for me.
Some things I took from the book:
- Die for what you believe in, don't kill for what you believe in.
- I want to sew my own clothes. I just gotta figure out how.
- I wish I could grow my own food too. Sounds fun.
- I don't know how I feel about war.
- I want to love more.
- I want to interact more with the homeless and broken, but I struggle with how being a girl.
- And some more stuff I am just not thinking of.
Overall, I think if you have the time, you should read it. He has the experience to back up his beliefs. It's just whether you buy into them or not. The book is really fun if you're artistic, but the way he writes (with long and important footnotes) can make it hard to keep a good reading rhythm.
I like his ideas.
Just not all of them.
16 hours ago
5 comments:
star of hope is a good place to start for helping the homeless.
as for the broken, they are the ones who seem to cover it up the best, but need a little encouragement and love the most. you never know what a simple text saying i love you or hope you are having a great day to someone you havent seen in a while will do.
to think you are hindered because of your gender is a lie straight from the pit of hell. if anything you have more of an advantage because you are a woman of God. a woman is able to love and have a compassion on people like Jesus. He gave women that awesome gift.
i'm getting a bit burned out by Shane Claiborne.
you're right. he does make some interesting points and has the experiences to back them up, but is a little extreme.
he's too much of an idealist...if that makes sense. his ideals and suggestions for life work really well for an urban citizen, but for me (for example)...i don't have any homeless people, nor do i have a way of growing my own food, or sewing my own clothes.
he kinda makes me feel that if i'm not doing those things...then i'm not living a life Jesus would be proud of.
but at least he's starting the conversation.
@anonymous
i don't think she meant that she is hindered (in ability) because of her gender. i think she was referring more to her safety.
correct me if i'm wrong lauren.
Yes. I meant my safety, lol. But thanks for the enthusiastic rebuke.
Johnny.
Yeah, thats pretty much exactly what I mean. It seems a little too idealistic. I mean, there are things I want to change more int hat direction, but I cant go Simple Way style and depend on nothing.
And I hear you about not feeling like we're living the way Jesus would want.
I loved Irresistable Revolution.
Jesus for President just was a little too much.
The one thing I do like is the pressure put on Christians to really understand the Gospel and what we say we stand for.
i was referring to that too and whatever else is attached to the "weakness" of a woman. im not meaning its good for a girl to out on the streets alone, or a guy for that matter. would she feel that way if she was a man? no. thats what im saying, its a lie to keep women feeling like they cant do much for many reasons. you're a guy, this is something you cant understand since you've never been a woman before.
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