Shane Claiborne Interview

 

I appologize for this video's size. It obviously doesn't quite fit in the space I need it to, but it's good enough and I think everyone will get the idea if they listen to the interview.

There are a few thoughts I had while watching this video... 

Number one: It's not soo bad being bald Shane.

 

Number two: I completely agree with Shane on the need for community, and what it's functions are. It's exceedingly hard to practice the "One Anothers" (see list below) without living in close proximity to eachother? It takes a deep knowledge of a person to really love them, and you won't get there by only meeting Sunday mornings and maybe on Wednesdays. 

Number 3: Whoa! Did he just mention the creation of Eve without pushing marriage? He did! He referenced Adam's helper as a metaphor for community. That's an incredibly beautiful insite. As a global church, we need to get better at supporting our single brothers and sisters just as much as the married ones. The balance is way off. 

 

Number 4: No one can afford the American Dream. The "dream" of Jesus and His kingdom is refreshingly different in that we sustain eachother under His leadership rather than stepping on everyone to get the most stuff.

Number 5: I really like Shane's admission of the church's blemished past. We are a broken people who desperately need Jesus to save us from ourselves. That is what church is for. Unless we remind ourselves of this every moment in humility, we will be in danger of misrepresenting Christ.

A Few Of The "One Anothers"

· John 13:35 - "By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Romans 12:10 - Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor;

· Romans 12:16 - Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with

the lowly. Do not be wise in your own estimation.

· Romans 13:8 - Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has

fulfilled the law.

· 1 Corinthians 11:33 - So then, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

· Galatians 6:2 - Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.

· Ephesians 4:25 - Therefore, laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another.

· Ephesians 5:21 - and be subject to one another in the fear of Christ.

· Philippians 2:3 - Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another

as more important than yourselves

· 1 Thessalonians 3:12 - and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another, and

for all people, just as we also do for you