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    Shane Claiborne: What if Jesus meant all that stuff?

    Shane Claiborne recently wrote an article for Esquire Magazine which basically says everything I've wanted to say - which he has a penchant for.  Shane offers an apology for Christians for all the ways we haven't acted like the Christ we claim to love, and offers people a love without limitations.  Read below:

    What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff?

    This radical Christian's ministry for the poor, The Simple Way, has gotten him in some trouble with his fellow Evangelicals. We asked him to address those who don't believe.

    By Shane Claiborne

    Shane Claiborne

    The Simple Way

    To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle to God has been Christians. Christians who have had so much to say with our mouths and so little to show with our lives. I am sorry that so often we have forgotten the Christ of our Christianity.

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    • 18 November 2009
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    My name is Joshua Seek. I am pursuing a degree in sustainable business management and I'm interested in urban development. I also am a part of the emerging conversations on spirituality. I'll be writing on these conversations, as well as urban development and transportation issues, and random things that interest me.

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