Michael Peterson

“Why would these people do this for us?” This is the question the church ought to be continually raising in people’s minds by its radical service to the world.13”
― Gregory A. Boyd, The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church

“Sometimes folks ask this question about giving to beggars and panhandlers with suspicion, speculating that homeless folks will just use their money for drugs or alcohol, which happens sometimes. But we don’t always ask what CEOs are doing with our money when we give it to their companies, and they may also be buying drugs or pornography (or yachts) with our money! In”
― Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution, Updated and Expanded: Living as an Ordinary Radical

“Christianity can be built around isolating ourselves from evildoers and sinners, creating a community of religious piety and moral purity. That’s the Christianity I grew up with. Christianity can also be built around joining with the broken sinners and evildoers of our world crying out to God, groaning for grace. That’s the Christianity I have fallen in love with. In”
― Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution, Updated and Expanded: Living as an Ordinary Radical

“Our Kingdom call is to revolt against the Powers by dismantling the hierarchy of privilege, rejecting all racial stereotypes and judgments, forging meaningful relationships across ethnic lines, and submitting ourselves to one another as we listen, learn, and follow one another.”
― Gregory A. Boyd, The Myth of a Christian Religion: Losing Your Religion for the Beauty of a Revolution