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Shane Claiborne Quotes

Governments can do lots of things, but there are a lot of things they cannot do. A government can provide good housing, but folks can have a house without having a home. We can keep people breathing with good health care, but they still may not really be alive Picture Quote #1

We’re remembering each other’s heroes, too. We are learning each other’s songs. We are reminding ourselves that we are a global family praying together. We’re all trying to live in the light of the history that shines through the biblical narrative Picture Quote #1

I think in the end, God’s justice is redemptive, it’s restorative, it’s about giving life, not taking life Picture Quote #1

And I think that’s what our world is desperately in need of - lovers, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with fellow strugglers along the way, and who actually know the faces of the people behind the issues they are concerned about Picture Quote #1

Whenever folks say radical Christianity is a phase of youth, I tell them they need to meet our 80-year-old nun or my friend Tony Campolo Picture Quote #1

There is extreme poverty in Appalachia, where I was, and increasingly poverty is not just an urban thing Picture Quote #1

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It is the church’s job, as Dr.[Martin Luther] King says, to be the conscience of the state, not the chaplain of the state Picture Quote #1

Perhaps there is no more dangerous place for a Christian to be than in safety and comfort, detached from the suffering of others Picture Quote #1

This is the company we keep when it comes to the death penalty: China, the number one executing country; Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, those are the top 4, and number 5 is the US. And those are not countries that are known as champions for human rights, you know Picture Quote #1

The more recent effort to encourage everyone to pray in common involves so many people Picture Quote #1

Something mystical can happen in the course of acting together that transcends words and ideologies--people who do not agree on ideas can create common ground in the act of loving Picture Quote #1

Love has no limits. Compassion has no party. It is the responsibility of every human being and every institution to end poverty and to interrupt injustice Picture Quote #1

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As my friend said that when people say the church is full of hypocrites, he says we always have room for more Picture Quote #1

It is the church’s responsibility, the government’s responsibility, and the personal responsibility of every one of us to love Picture Quote #1

We’re not church planters. We are community planters and, as we work in our communities, we join local churches Picture Quote #1

There is a difference between feeding someone and eating dinner with them. If every Christian at home just made room for the stranger we would end homelessness overnight Picture Quote #1

When it comes to the big issues like immigration, everyone has a role. The government has a role. The church has a role. Every Christian has a role Picture Quote #1

All around you, people will be tiptoeing through life, just to arrive at death safely. But dear children, do not tiptoe. Run, hop, skip, or dance, just don’t tiptoe Picture Quote #1

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The problem is that the Chicken-Soup-for-the-Soul stuff may feel good, but none of that typical stuff helps when somebody in your neighborhood is murdered Picture Quote #1

We need good laws, but no law can change a human heart - only God can do that Picture Quote #1

If every Christian family brought in a child who needed a family we would put the foster care system out of business Picture Quote #1

One thing that’s clear in the Scriptures is that the nations do not lead people to peace; rather, people lead the nations to peace Picture Quote #1

Faith is believing in the impossible because we have a God who is master of impossible Picture Quote #1

I learned more about God from the tears of homeless mothers than any systematic theology ever taught me Picture Quote #1

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God doesn’t want to change the world without you Picture Quote #1

God comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable Picture Quote #1

Charity is merely returning what we have stolen Picture Quote #1

Violence is for those who have lost their imagination Picture Quote #1

We are setting ourselves up for disappointment if our hope is built on anything less than Jesus Picture Quote #1

As Christians, we should be the best collaborators in the world. We should be quick to find unlikely allies and subversive friends, like Jesus did Picture Quote #1

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Governments can do lots of things, but there are a lot of things they cannot do. A government can provide good housing, but folks can have a house without having a home. We can keep people breathing with good health care, but they still may not really be alive. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) We’re remembering each other’s heroes, too. We are learning each other’s songs. We are reminding ourselves that we are a global family praying together. We’re all trying to live in the light of the history that shines through the biblical narrative. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) I think in the end, God’s justice is redemptive, it’s restorative, it’s about giving life, not taking life. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) And I think that’s what our world is desperately in need of - lovers, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with fellow strugglers along the way, and who actually know the faces of the people behind the issues they are concerned about. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) Whenever folks say radical Christianity is a phase of youth, I tell them they need to meet our 80-year-old nun or my friend Tony Campolo. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) There is extreme poverty in Appalachia, where I was, and increasingly poverty is not just an urban thing. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) It is the church’s job, as Dr.[Martin Luther] King says, to be the conscience of the state, not the chaplain of the state. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) Perhaps there is no more dangerous place for a Christian to be than in safety and comfort, detached from the suffering of others. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) This is the company we keep when it comes to the death penalty: China, the number one executing country; Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, those are the top 4, and number 5 is the US. And those are not countries that are known as champions for human rights, you know. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) The more recent effort to encourage everyone to pray in common involves so many people (Shane Claiborne Quotes) Something mystical can happen in the course of acting together that transcends words and ideologies--people who do not agree on ideas can create common ground in the act of loving. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) Love has no limits. Compassion has no party. It is the responsibility of every human being and every institution to end poverty and to interrupt injustice. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) As my friend said that when people say the church is full of hypocrites, he says we always have room for more. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) It is the church’s responsibility, the government’s responsibility, and the personal responsibility of every one of us to love. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) We’re not church planters. We are community planters and, as we work in our communities, we join local churches. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) There is a difference between feeding someone and eating dinner with them. If every Christian at home just made room for the stranger we would end homelessness overnight. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) When it comes to the big issues like immigration, everyone has a role. The government has a role. The church has a role. Every Christian has a role. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) All around you, people will be tiptoeing through life, just to arrive at death safely. But dear children, do not tiptoe. Run, hop, skip, or dance, just don’t tiptoe. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) The problem is that the Chicken-Soup-for-the-Soul stuff may feel good, but none of that typical stuff helps when somebody in your neighborhood is murdered. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) We need good laws, but no law can change a human heart - only God can do that (Shane Claiborne Quotes) If every Christian family brought in a child who needed a family we would put the foster care system out of business. (Shane Claiborne Quotes) One thing that’s clear in the Scriptures is that the nations do not lead people to peace; rather, people lead the nations to peace (Shane Claiborne Quotes) Faith is believing in the impossible because we have a God who is master of impossible (Shane Claiborne Quotes) I learned more about God from the tears of homeless mothers than any systematic theology ever taught me (Shane Claiborne Quotes) God doesn’t want to change the world without you (Shane Claiborne Quotes) God comforts the disturbed and disturbs the comfortable (Shane Claiborne Quotes) Charity is merely returning what we have stolen (Shane Claiborne Quotes) Violence is for those who have lost their imagination (Shane Claiborne Quotes) We are setting ourselves up for disappointment if our hope is built on anything less than Jesus (Shane Claiborne Quotes) As Christians, we should be the best collaborators in the world. We should be quick to find unlikely allies and subversive friends, like Jesus did (Shane Claiborne Quotes)

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