David Ruiz

“Biological family is too small of a vision. Patriotism is far too myopic. A love for our own relatives and a love for the people of our own country are not bad things, but our love does not stop at the border.”
― Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

“...we must never confuse the positive things that America does with the kingdom of God, for the kingdom of God is not centered on being morally, politically, or socially positive *relative* to other versions of the kingdom of the world. Rather, the kingdom of God is centered on being *beautiful*, as defined by Jesus Christ dying on a cross for those who crucified him.”
― Gregory A. Boyd, The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church

“I wondered if there were other restless people asking the question with me: What if Jesus meant the stuff he said?.”
― Shane Claiborne

“Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.”
― Mother Teresa