Jesus For President

by | Mar 11, 2008 | Books

“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]

Murmurings

by | Mar 11, 2008 | Everything Else

“The murmurings of revolution are everywhere…”

[A genius friend of mine wrote these words in a recent email]

Atlanta

by | Mar 10, 2008 | Travel

Atlanta, I am alright with you!

Finally an airport with free wifi… when will this become the norm instead of having to pay a fortune for it everywhere. I’m on my way back to the UK… via an entirely different route than planned. I got to Dulles earlier today expecting to fly to London via a 4:30pm flight to Detroit, only to be told that flight was cancelled, put on another one, told it was delayed, finally being sent on a 3:25pm flight via Atlanta… which I am now supremely grateful for. All in all, despite having my itinerary changed multiple times, the desk staff for NWA and Delta were lovely and very accommodating.

Should be arriving in London at 7:45am Tuesday morning (GMT). See ya on the other side of the Atlantic!