Tragedy at the Simple Way

Beth Quick recently reported the destruction of the home of the Simply Way community in Philadelphia due to fire. I don't know how I had missed this. The Simple Way is the home of Shane Claiborne, author of the Irresistible Revolution. You can read about the unfortunate incident here, on Jim Wallis' blog.

There was an excellent NPR interview with Shane a couple of months back, which is available here. Like most radical disciples, Shane elicits strong opinion from both ends of the spectrum - those who would call themselves liberals and those who would call themselves consevatives. But regardless of your opinion on the specifics of Shane's theology, you have to admire the deep and intentional Christian commitment of he and other folks at the Simple Way.