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Quotes from The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical — Shane Claiborne

born 1975 United States

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There are some things to die for but none to kill for.

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical (2006)

Mother Theresa always said, "Calcuttas are everywhere if only we have eyes to see. Find your Calcutta.”

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical (2006)

We shall do even greater things because the love that lived in the radical Christ now lives within millions of ordinary radicals all over the planet. (p. 85)

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical (2006)

The more I get to know Jesus, the more trouble he seems to get me into

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical (2006)

I learned more about God from the tears of homeless mothers than any systematic theology ever taught me. (p. 51)

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical (2006)

I guess God can use the mafia, but I would like God to use the church. (p. 63)

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical (2006)

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.

The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical (2006)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Shane Claiborne (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.