Comments on: An Ordinary Revolution You Probably Shouldn’t Miss http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/09/30/an-ordinary-revolution-you-probably-shouldnt-miss/ Current Blog Project: Six Months With a Quaker Preacher Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:08:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fire at the Simple Way House in Philly http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/09/30/an-ordinary-revolution-you-probably-shouldnt-miss/comment-page-1/#comment-30217 Fire at the Simple Way House in Philly Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:12:25 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/09/30/an-ordinary-revolution-you-probably-shouldnt-miss/#comment-30217 [...] Simple Way have sought to embody God’s love in practical ways (I have written about Claiborne here and here). Fortunately no one was hurt but the first has left a number of families [...] [...] Simple Way have sought to embody God’s love in practical ways (I have written about Claiborne here and here). Fortunately no one was hurt but the first has left a number of families [...]

]]> By: C. Wess Daniels http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/09/30/an-ordinary-revolution-you-probably-shouldnt-miss/comment-page-1/#comment-19399 C. Wess Daniels Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:20:50 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/09/30/an-ordinary-revolution-you-probably-shouldnt-miss/#comment-19399 Hey Suzi! Glad you found my site, that's really funny. What were your thoughts on the book? Tell Jason I said hello! Hey Suzi! Glad you found my site, that’s really funny. What were your thoughts on the book?

Tell Jason I said hello!

]]> By: Suzi Lantz http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/09/30/an-ordinary-revolution-you-probably-shouldnt-miss/comment-page-1/#comment-19398 Suzi Lantz Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:17:00 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/09/30/an-ordinary-revolution-you-probably-shouldnt-miss/#comment-19398 I just finished reading the Irresisible Revolution today and I was searching for some more info on Shane Claiborne and saw your post, Wess. How funny that my search would lead me to you! Hope you're doing well - it was good to read your thoughts. Jason says hi! I just finished reading the Irresisible Revolution today and I was searching for some more info on Shane Claiborne and saw your post, Wess. How funny that my search would lead me to you! Hope you’re doing well – it was good to read your thoughts. Jason says hi!

]]> By: {gather in light} - » Thoughts After Fall Quarter 2006 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/09/30/an-ordinary-revolution-you-probably-shouldnt-miss/comment-page-1/#comment-6285 {gather in light} - » Thoughts After Fall Quarter 2006 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:24:45 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/09/30/an-ordinary-revolution-you-probably-shouldnt-miss/#comment-6285 [...] See Posts here and here [...] [...] See Posts here and here [...]

]]> By: gathering in light - » The Yes and No of Protest: When Symbols Don’t Align With Our Reality http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/09/30/an-ordinary-revolution-you-probably-shouldnt-miss/comment-page-1/#comment-3261 gathering in light - » The Yes and No of Protest: When Symbols Don’t Align With Our Reality Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:14:02 +0000 http://gatheringinlight.com/2006/09/30/an-ordinary-revolution-you-probably-shouldnt-miss/#comment-3261 [...] Something that struck me about Shane Claiborne’s book was that he never shares how he got involved in all those protests he talks about.  And then it dawned on me, most of the “protests” he’s involved with are because they deal directly with people his church and who they regularly have  contact with.  If a church is interested in caring for the poor, it’s not enough stand in front of city hall and say “No!” to the government, nor is it even enough to feed them once a week and have a fifteen minute conversation with them while they eat.  These acts in themselves are devoid of meaning if they do not reflect the actual life and mission of the church.   At best these acts are reminders to others and ourselves of what we believe and ought to be living like they are not the totality of our activism; if anything they are “activisms.” [...] [...] Something that struck me about Shane Claiborne’s book was that he never shares how he got involved in all those protests he talks about.  And then it dawned on me, most of the “protests” he’s involved with are because they deal directly with people his church and who they regularly have  contact with.  If a church is interested in caring for the poor, it’s not enough stand in front of city hall and say “No!” to the government, nor is it even enough to feed them once a week and have a fifteen minute conversation with them while they eat.  These acts in themselves are devoid of meaning if they do not reflect the actual life and mission of the church.   At best these acts are reminders to others and ourselves of what we believe and ought to be living like they are not the totality of our activism; if anything they are “activisms.” [...]

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