The book I'm currently reading is "The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical" by Shane Claiborne. In this book Shane trys to live his life as closely to the teachings of Jesus as possible. It's a fascinating book and regardless of your religious beliefs a good read. Shane lives with the poor, the homeless, those that have been cast aside by society.
This book was loaned to me by my great friend Kipp, about a month before I had considered volunteering as an option for what to do my first year of college. I can confidently say this book was a first stepping stone towards where I am now.
Are the ideas radical? Yeah, but they are beautiful and the author's story is a great example of someone just simply loving others.
I'll leave you with some quotes that I've found really powerful from the book:
"Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived."
"And I think that's what our world is desperately in need of - lovers, people who are building deep, genuine relationships with fellow strugglers along the way, and who actually know the faces of the people behind the issues they are concerned about."
"How ironic is it to see a bumper sticker that says 'Jesus is the answer' next to a bumper sticker supporting the war in Iraq, as if to says 'Jesus is the answer - but not in the real world."
"Christianity is at its best when it is peculiar, marginalized, suffering, and it is at its worst when it is popular, credible, triumphal, and powerful."
and my favorite:
"All around you, people will be tiptoeing through life, just to arrive at death safely. But dear children, do not tiptoe. Run, hop, skip, or dance, just don't tiptoe."
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