“Our president is not organising another political party, nope… not even running with Nader on the Green ticket. Jesus is forming a new kind of people, a different kind of party, whose peculiar politics are embodied in who we are. The church is a people called out of the world to embody a social alternative that the world cannot know on it’s own terms. We are not simply asking the government to be what God has commissioned the church to be. After all, even the best government cant legislate love. We can build hundreds of units of affordable housing (a good thing by the way) and people still might not have homes. We can provide universal health care and keep folks breathing longer (another nice move), but people can be breathing and still not truly be alive. We can create laws to enforce good behaviour, but no law has ever changed a human heart or reconciled a broken relationship. The church is not simple suggesting political alternatives. The church is embodying one.“
[Shane Claiborne & Chris Haw, Jesus For President]
i need to borrow this book
sure thing!
Inspiring stuff as always Emma! Thanks for posting. If you get a chance, please check out the March 12th post on http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/ Perhaps you could get in contact with the photographer. You both have a similar passion it would seem!
cheers for the link Jase!
Thanks for your blog post about Jesus for President! I just wanted to let you know there are 2 videos of Shane speaking about Jesus for President, plus audio clips, visuals, and a blog tour at this link:
http://zondervan.typepad.com/zondervan/2008/03/jesus-for-pre-1.html
Please feel free to join the blog tour.
Blessings,
Amy
@ amy: Thanks for the links! what’s your story, and how’d you find the post? always glad to get to know new folks!
I was just looking for different blogs who posted something about Jesus for President and who have taken an interest in Shane and thought you might be interested in the blog tour. I hope that you enjoyed the book!