Shane Claiborne Quotes about Giving

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When we ask God to move a mountain, God may give us a shovel.

When we ask God to move a mountain, God may give us a shovel.

Shane Claiborne

Moving, Giving, Mountain

Shane Claiborne, Tony Campolo (2012). “Red Letter Revolution: What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said?”, p.33, Thomas Nelson Inc

The history of the church has been largely a history of "believers" refusing to believe in the way of the crucified Nazarene and instead giving in to the very temptations he resisted--power, relevancy, spectacle.

Shane Claiborne

Believe, Giving, Temptation

Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw (2009). “Jesus for President”, p.166, Harper Collins

We give people fish. We teach them to fish. We tear down the walls that have been built up around the fish pond. And we figure out who polluted it.

Shane Claiborne

Wall, People, Giving

Shane Claiborne (2006). “The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical”, p.123, Harper Collins

We do need to be born again, since Jesus said that to a guy named Nicodemus. But if you tell me I have to be born again to enter the Kingdom of God, I can tell you that you have to sell everything you have and give it to the poor, because Jesus said that to one guy, too. But I guess that's why God invented highlighers, so we can highlight the parts we like and ignore the rest.

Shane Claiborne

Jesus, Giving, Guy

"The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical". Book by Shane Claiborne, 2006.