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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Shane Claiborne

Erik June 14th, 2007

This week, Steve Brown talks with Shane Claiborne about his book The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical. They discuss their political differences, The Simple Way community in inner-city Philadelphia, and Shane's time in Iraq during the Shock and Awe bombing campaign.

Are you stuck between unbelieving activists and inactive believers? Feeling fine about life after death, but wondering if the Gospel has something to say about life before death? Could something as simple a … (Read More)

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