Faith is not accepting the world as it is but insisting on building the world God wants. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Recognizing that something is wrong is the first step toward changing the world. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Jesus did not send us into the world to make believers but to make disciples. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
A lot of the world looks to the United States, whether we like it or not. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The world is looking, not for Christians who are perfect, but for Christians who are honest and who are willing to be… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
And I think that's what our world is desperately in need of - lovers, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
I think they [ monastic folks ] were going to the desert to build a new society and in a sense to… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Over and over, when I ask God why all of these injustices are allowed to exist in the world, I can feel… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
One by one, these disciples would infect the nations with grace. It wasn't a call to take the sword or the throne… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Karl Barth said it well: "We have to read the Bible in one hand... and the newspaper in the other." Our faith… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
[Mahatma] Ghandi said in a world with so many hungry people it just makes sense that God would come as food. God… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
If those of us who believe in God do not believe God's grace is big enough to save the whole world... well,… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
[People] need to find words that can reconnect them with each other. That is the gift of good liturgy, yeah. We're not… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The Catholic understanding has been that the death penalty has been become, like, outdated because in industrialized countries. We have other ways… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
I moved to Philadelphia to go to school at Eastern partly because I wanted to study the Bible and I also went… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Charity wins awards and applause, but joining the poor gets you killed. People do not get crucified for charity. People are crucified… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Maybe we are a little crazy. After all, we believe in things we don't see. The Scriptures say that faith is "being… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Christianity can be built around isolating ourselves from evildoers and sinners, creating a community of religious piety and moral purity. That’s the… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
And since we are people of expectation, we are so convinced that another world is coming that we start living as if… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The end of war begins with people who believe that another world is possible and that another empire has already interrupted time… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Someday war and poverty will be crazy and we will wonder how the world allowed such things to exist. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Let's keep refusing to accept the world as it is and insisting on building the world we dream of. Don't let the… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
We say it is idealistic to think we can continue to live the way we live - with 5% of the world… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
How ironic is it to see a bumper sticker that says 'Jesus is the answer' next to a bumper sticker supporting the… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
We can tell the world that there is life after death, but the world really seems to be wondering if there is… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
As Christians, we should be the best collaborators in the world. We should be quick to find unlikely allies and subversive friends,… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
The monastic folks have the spirit of being in the world but not of the world, sort of peculiar people who have… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Liturgy and worship were never meant to be confined to the cathedrals and sanctuaries. Liturgy at its best can be performed like… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
So if the world hates us, we take courage that it hated Jesus first. If you're wondering whether you'll be safe, just… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
In closing, to those who have closed the door on religion - I was recently asked by a non-Christian friend if I… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
There's an understanding of common prayer that I think we're seeing grow, more and more. When I travel, I hear from people… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
We've heard from people all around the world, telling us that this is their reality. People need a way to connect the… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
We might hope to change the world through better, bigger programs to stop global warming, but global warming will not end unless… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
We're remembering both the good and the bad in our history together in this world. This isn't an attempt to make people… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
For even if the whole world believed in resurrection, little would change until we began to practice it. We can believe in… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
If the people of God were to transform the world through fascination, these amazing teachings had to work at the center of… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
We're not church planters. We are community planters and, as we work in our communities, we join local churches. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
There are some - called 'death fatigue' - people who just grow so tired of death, so they don't want to keep perpetuating death… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Every 70-year-old needs a young person in their lives to mentor, and every 20-year-old needs a senior. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
I just have a more holistic sense of what it means to be for life, knowing that life does not just begin at conception… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
It's not that hard to say slavery is wrong after we've abolished it. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
We think of justice sometimes as getting what you deserve, you know - what crime was committed and what is the punishment for that… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
Mother Theresa said it is not how much we give that is important but how much love you put into doing it. So it… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
“If you find yourself climbing the ladder of success, be careful or else on your way up you might pass Jesus on his way… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
We need good laws, but no law can change a human heart - only God can do that. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
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.… — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
![“I think they [ monastic folks ] were going to the desert to build a new society and in a sense to build a new world, a new culture together where it was easier to be good and holy.” quote by Shane Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8a1/shane-claiborne-960_be-good_i-think-they-monastic-folks-were-going-t_1495088.jpg)
![“[Mahatma] Ghandi said in a world with so many hungry people it just makes sense that God would come as food. God sent the living bread and the living water in a world where there is so much thirst and so much hunger.” quote by Shane Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cdc/shane-claiborne-960_bread_mahatma-ghandi-said-in-a-world-with-so-m_1089606.jpg)
![“[People] need to find words that can reconnect them with each other. That is the gift of good liturgy, yeah. We're not talking about fluffy stuff. We're talking about real life for people around the world. Our prayers should be said like the daily breath that gives us life.” quote by Shane Claiborne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ef0/shane-claiborne-960_around-the-world_people-need-to-find-words-that-can-recon_906206.jpg)
