Philly finale
What a finale – in the City of Love! Hundreds of friends gathered at Broad Street Ministries (one of the beacons of hope downtown). We had a dinner for several hundred folks and our friend Aimee Wilson and Tambor played some angelic tunes. Then we did the whole fiasco one last time, with a half-time show from our friend Derek Webb. He’s got some great songs like King and a Kingdom:
my first allegiance is not to a flag, a country, or a man
my first allegiance is not to democracy or blood
it’s to a king & a kingdom
(vs. 2)
there are two great lies that i’ve heard:
“the day you eat of the fruit of that tree, you will not surely die”
and that Jesus Christ was a white, middle-class republican
and if you wanna be saved you have to learn to be like Him.
We had lots of friends, mentors, board members, and homeless friends present. We are so thankful for the cloud of witnesses standing with us in this whole project, those whose ideas we have build upon, and those who will take ours and build upon them. We pray that much fruit will continue to come of this little campaign. May we continue to carry the blessing of Abraham and Sarah… Long live the Lamb.
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July 28th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Hey Shane & Chris…I hope that is how to spell it.
Some friends and I have begun a book club blog, and we’re going through your book. What’s pretty cool is we have intentionally sought out our friends who have different perspectives on politics and faith- in a desire to really engage this idea in genuine dialogue and conversation. I just wanted to say that I’m that you wrote a book that is so relevant to a forum like this, because I anticipate to learn a lot-from you and from the people I’m close to. Thanks guys, lovin you!
July 29th, 2008 at 6:15 am
Wow. I really enjoyed it. I even saw Aaron from mewithoutYou there. It’s not like every day that you can go to a church on Saturday night and see people from three of your favorite musical acts (the others being the Psalters and Webb), and talk about empire subversion and fidelity to God, our King.
I never got to tell Shane that Byron Borger from Hearts and Minds in Dallastown, PA says hi and has been in serious support of the book and all of what you guys have been doing. Oh well, it was a seriously good time nonetheless.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:43 am
Amenamenamen!!!!!!
July 29th, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Shane & Chris - Your book is truly a Godsend to me. I missed your tour in Florida, since I just started reading your book in July. Strangely enough I have been searching for the original roots of Christianity, and just happened to pick up your book; I had no idea what it was about except Jesus. The Lord works in mysterious ways. Anyway, I hope that God blesses you and your work and that I can gain some insight to continue in “the way”. God Bless You!