Shane Claiborne and the his friends organized this interesting demonstration a number of years ago. Here is a thought provoking video excerpt from their DVD, Another World is Possible. Even if you don’t buy into their methods or lifestyle, it at least makes you pause and think about it.
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This is part of a series of blog posts written to share songs, bands and musical experiences that have shaped me as a musician and artist. When I was in elementary school, I was a regular at our public library, namely, that A/V Department. It helped that my mom, for a time, worked there in…
For work, I had to read (well, GOT to read) Shane Claiborne’s book, Irresistible Revolution and it put flesh to a lot of the things God has been showing me. Funny, I was just talking to my wife about this the other day as we walked into the store. We were talking about how we…
The other day I was on my way to Toys R Us to try to get a certain toy that was on sale for one day only. On my way off the exit, there was a man on the side of the road holding a sign “Please Help” or something like that. The temperature was…
The other day when I left the coffee shop and headed back to the ‘burbs, I drove through the neighborhoods of the city. It was like being in another world, yet it was only miles from where we live and work. Today I just felt compelled one more time to drive through. I figured out…
Check out this article How TV Affects Your Child: “its advantages, too much television can be detriment” It’s way too easy to plop our kids in front of the TV. With our newborn and third child in the house, we’ve been doing this more often with our 5 and 3 year old. They’ve also gotten…
I’ve talked with Christians and other Christian leaders and many agree that we have an unfortunate issue in our culture. They say in countries where Christianity is illegal or where Christians are persecuted, the Church is experiencing the most growth. Conversely, in a country such as ours, where we have virtually complete freedom, Christianity is…
