Pam and Jeff recommended a book to me called

The Irresistable Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

by Shane Claiborne


I found where to order it, because it is not available through amazon, etc. I kno wthey ordered it through Barnes and Noble, but the website of the author recommends Powell's books or the local bookstore through which they distribute it. I heard this guy speak at Mars Hill and what they are doing in the community in which he lives is truly amazing!

http://www.thesimpleway.org/shane/book.html

"We are the simple way, a community of faith.

Each of us is created for community, and in the image of community. And yet everything in the world tried to rob us of this Divine gift.

The life of the simple way is the story of that struggle to love and to be loved.

The most radical thing we do is choose to love each other... again and again.

If you are a seeker of the Way, may our story feed you hope... or at least keep you from making all the same mistakes.

"Life in community is no less than a necessity for us, an inescapable 'must'... all life created by God exists in communal order and works toward community." -- Eberhard Arnold"