Very interesting article below and I too often feel the need to apologise as Shane Claiborne does in this piece. On the plane to Canada last week I watched a long documentary about The Crusades. The story had an eerie familiarity not dissimilar to what we regularly read in today's news. Both sides confronted their humanity, arrogance, pride and the question "what is God's will" surfaced throughout. Sometimes we have fun like the kids in the above pictures. And other times, we're at each others throats, as are the kids. Nobody is perfect, I guess. What do you think?
Letter to Non-Believers by Shane Claiborne - Esquire: To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle to God has been Christians. Christians who have had so much to say with our mouths and so little to show with our lives. I am sorry that so often we have forgotten the Christ of our Christianity. Forgive us. Forgive us for the embarrassing things we have done in the name of God.
The other night I headed into downtown Philly for a stroll with some friends from out of town... Read more here.