Puppet Show

Erik July 18th, 2007

Sure we wish we could be doing real ministry, but for some reason God's H.R. folks have placed us here in the Buffoonery Department. However, the next best thing to actually serving Jesus is, of course, promoting people who do.

Today on Etcetera, we talked with Jamie Moffett, co-founder (along with Shane Claiborne) of The Simple Way community in inner-city Philadelphia. One month ago, a 7-alarm fire destroyed their community center/house and many of their neighbors' houses. Jamie st … (Read More)

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Shane Claiborne - On Fire for Jesus

Erik June 22nd, 2007

Shane Claiborne is an ordinary radical whose community, The Simple Way, is in extraordinary trouble.

Shane stopped by Steve Brown Etc. this week to talk about the 7-alarm blaze that destroyed The Simple Way's community center. In addition to being Shane's home, it was home to their afterschool program, community arts center, and Cottage Printworks t-shirt micro-business.

Check out the show, then get involved in the rebuilding effort. Go to thesimpleway.org to make a donation and to s … (Read More)

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Shane Claiborne's Community Burns

Erik June 21st, 2007

I got up this morning and started to replace the Shane Claiborne interview with this week's edition of The Brown Sessions. I didn't get far before I came across a comment and this post from Mike informing us that Shane's neighborhood in Kensington was consumed by a massive fire yesterday. Thanks for the heads up, Mike.

According to thesimpleway.org, "…a 7-alarm fire consumed an abandoned warehouse in our Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. The Simple Way Communi … (Read More)

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