Shane Claiborne is kickin' my butt

Well, not Shane, really. I've been reading his book, The Irresistible Revolution. I find myself laughing, crying, and wishing that I had come to meet Shane much earlier in life. And I am meeting God in the process, and the Spirit of the Living, Loving God is doing a number on my heart.

I haven't had the privilege of meeting Shane face to face. But he lives in Philly, and that’s not too far for me to travel. I would love to grab a few friends, a pile of winter coats, and head off to meet Shane and his family.

Tonight at XStream I talked about the call that God makes for his followers to live selflessly. True followers of Christ will love other people more than we love ourselves, will think about the needs of others before thinking of our own.

Jesus talked about it. Paul talked about it. I’ve got to start living it.

I had a great conversation with a few high school students who help lead our middle school small groups after XStream. Their eyes were lighting up as we talked. What an encouraging thing to see a few others catching the vision.

For much of the past year, I've been hanging on the words of Jesus known as to many of us as The Great Commandment. I want these words to define my life:

Love God. Love other people like you love yourself.

Sounds pretty simple, doesn't it.