Welcoming the Stranger Isn’t a Political Burden. It's a Gospel Invitation.
Shane Claiborne, of Red Letter Christians, just spent a few days participating in the “We the People Ride” along the southern border, a story-telling effort to meet the people who live, serve and work along the border.
He joins Kent and Jamie in this episode to describe what he realized there: that hope abounds, especially in places we might be inclined to think are the most hopeless.
Listen for more on scarcity mindset, making a choice between love and fear, and how people can take action—at the policy level—on the border crisis. Isn’t
RESOURCES:
Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition
"On Being a Good Neighbor", sermon draft by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This episode produced by Laura Finch
Theme Song “Turning Over Tables” by The Brilliance
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | RSS
Follow us on Twitter: @kentannan | @drjamieaten | @laura_e_finch | @ShaneClaiborne
(Note to the listener: In this podcast, sometimes we'll have evangelicals, sometimes we won't. We thinking learning how to do good better involves listening to lots of perspectives, with different insights and understanding with us. Sometimes it will make us uncomfortable, sometimes we'll agree, sometimes we won't. We think that's good. We want to listen for correction. Especially in our blind spots.)
Free Newsletters
The Better Samaritan is a part of CT's
Blog Forum. Support the work of CT.
Subscribe and get one year free.
The views of the blogger do not necessarily reflect those of Christianity Today.
