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So if someone asked me to introduce them to Jesus, I would say, “Come and see. Let me show you Jesus with skin on.” Sometimes we have evangelicals (usually from the suburbs) who pretentiously ask how we “evangelize people.” I usually tell them that we bring folks like them here to learn the kingdom of God from the poor, and then send them out to
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The peace of self is dependent upon the peace of the other. God created the world in a web of relationships that overflowed with forceful goodness.
Lisa Sharon Harper • The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right
Both the Old and New Testaments indicate that caring for the poor is one of the primary indicators of saving faith (Isa. 58:1–12; 1 John 3:17–18). Doing nothing is simply not an option for a follower of Jesus Christ.
Kelly M. Kapic • Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn't the American Dream
The Substance of Our Lives - First Things
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Shane Claiborne • The Irresistible Revolution, Updated and Expanded: Living as an Ordinary Radical
Advocating for Justice: An Evangelical Vision for Transforming Systems and Structures
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together. Jesus risked his reputation and the credibility of his story by tying them to how his followers live and care for one another in community (John 17:20-23).
Christine D. Pohl • Living into Community: Cultivating Practices That Sustain Us
Contents Foreword by Barbara Williams-Skinner Preface CHAPTER ONE