Tuesday, January 31, 2006

"The Irresistable Revolution"

Just picked up a book yesterday called, "The Irresistable Revolution" by a guy named Shane Claiborne. I'm only about 50 pages in (it's about 350 pages long), but so far I am very provoked.
I have to start by saying I am in a crisis of faith. But in a good way. Not so much a crisis of faith as much as a Crisis of Religion. For those of you who really know me, which should not be many since not many people read this blog (although my readership is up to about a faithful 5 or 6 maybe...look out NY Times!), you shouldn't be surprised because it probably seems to you that I have a crisis of faith every 30-40 seconds. Thanks for bearing with me, people.
Anyway, I am always questioning (hardly ever the existence of God), but the nature of our faithwalk. What it looks like to follow the Way of Jesus, as it were. In postmodern culture. A faith appealing to both the mind and soul...and body. So scrath the "both" as it doesn't apply to 3 objects. I guess I could've deleted it instead of explaining it. Anyway, I digress.
I've been questioning over the last week or two so many things, I am beginning to think I might emerge a completely different person given a month or so. Which may not be such a bad thing. I'm questioning the interpretations of the book of revelation that I've been taught my whole life...i'm questioning my personal pactices of orthodox vs. charasmatic...I'm questioning the role and responsibility of religion in politics (which isn't new for me), I'm questioning what Jesus is really like, what He cares about, and such...and I'm wondering am I becoming more or less like Him? You might be thinking, "What's so special about you? I think about that stuff all the time too?" TO that I say, good, then write about it in your own blog!
Anyway...
I'm reading this book. Basically the dude is a Christian activist. I mean hardcore activist, here. You need to go get the book and read it for yourself (besides ALL the profits go to benefit mintries, NOT the author) and find all this out, I won't bore youwith it. But he runs a ministry in North Philly to the homeless and stuff. He just got back from Iraq, where he ministered to the Iraqi people in the midst of bombs exploding and the like. He was literally at a young Iraqi girls B-day party, when in the not far off distance our (U.S.) missiles were going off. Visiting the injured men women and children at local hospitals. Women and Children who are forever handicapped and injured because they were unluckily deemed collateral damage by missiles that read United States on them. Very interesting. And I am not here to comment on US policy, I only say that to say that this guy is a christian activist. Interesting. Read that book.
I am ranting, but about nothing imparticular this time. I just get the sense that something very deep and profound is stirring underneath us. A movement. A "conversation" if you are into the emergent thing. I think a Reformation of the Christian Faith is around the corner.
Anyway, sorry. I sat down to write this with a clear head and a direction of where I was going with this. But as soon as I started to type, I started losing focus. I'll get back with ya later.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

You might also be interested in the "Another World is Possible" DVD series, mentioned in the back of that book. They're a good way to get more info on what's discussed in the book, as well as a way to check out Kensington & other members of the simple way community.
Best wishes on your journey.

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