Jamie Oliver – the Naked Chef – has put together a list of 62 things everyone should have in their pantry for Oprah.com.
It looks like a pretty good list.
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I just finished reading Shane Claiborne’s book “The Irresistible Revolution – living as an ordinary radical.”
It was a great read. Inspiring and insightful and I would argue like Brandt Russo – its a must read for any and all who want to find new meaning in what it means to follow Jesus Christ.
Towards the end of the book, Shane begins to wrap up the text with a chapter entitled, “Crazy but not alone.”
I’ve been chewing on these thoughts today and laughing at some of the humor as well. And as I’ve chewed on the ideas, I can’t help but wonder if Bono’s a fan of Shane’s as well.
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“‘What a strange way to start a revolution… and a strange way to finish a world tour.’ We worship the seed that died. The revolution will not be televised. It will not be brought to you by Fox News with commercial interruptions… It will not be sandwiched between ads to accelerate your life or be all you can be. There will be no reruns. The revolution will be live. The revolution will be in the streets. The revolution will be cleaning toilets and giving another blanket to Karen. The revolution will not be talking about poverty in hotel ballrooms. It will be eating beans and rice with Ms. Sunshine and watching Back to the Future with our neighbor Mary. Get ready friends… God is preparing us for something really, really — small.”
-Shane Claiborne as quoted in Tom Sine’s book The New Conspirators
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note: wish i had some mustard seeds on hand, but went with celery seeds instead.
Finished reading Everything Must Change today on the way into work.
Excellent. I think as several others have pointed out in our book club – Everything Must Change… but it must begin with ME.
“another world is possible, available now for all who believe.”
referring to those who would rise up against the common framing story we find ourselves currently surrounded by McLaren rights…
“they would seek to be the revolution they wished to see in the world… This kind of group would be the current expression of Jesus’ original band of disciples. It would be the church as Jesus intended. Groups like this wouldn’t need buildings, pipe organs, rock bands, layers of institutional structure, video projectors, parking lots, and so on… What they would need would be simple: a passion to understand Jesus and his message and a commitment to live out that understanding in a world in which everything must change.”
I’m teaching from this book now over the next several weeks for our community group. I’m basically putting together some “curriculum” as we go – I’d love to share it and get input from others who have read the book (or are reading it) but haven’t decided yet what format to use. Should I simply post a PDF of what I have or would others be interested in adding to it, making notes etc and make this a community effort using a Wiki of some sort?