A great Rich Mullins quote
I'm reading a fantastic book right now by Shane Claiborne called Irresistible Revolution. He recalls a time when Rich Mullins led a chapel service at Wheaton College. Here's what Rich said. (Classic Rich):
"You guys are all into that born again thing, which is great. We do need to be born again, since Jesus said that to a guy named Nicodemus. But if you tell me I have to be born again to enter the kingdom of God, I can tell you that you just have to sell everything you have and give it to the poor, because Jesus said that to one guy too...[And he paused in the ackward silence.] But I guess that's why God invented highlighters, so we can highlight the parts we like and ignore the rest."
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that's a great quote. rich mullins is an amazin guy. i loved reading his biography.
i'm glad your blogging on blogspot instead of myspace! : )
Hi Jesse
I checked out your blog today. Was unable to read most of it because of being on a dark background-it didn't show up well on my computer.
Hope you and Sarah are doing well. We miss you guys.
Terri
Excellent post!
I miss Rich! I wonder what ever became of the Kid Brothers of St. Frank. Anyone know?
Ooh, ooh, I know! Here they are...
I miss him, too...
Hey, I don't mean to be contentious here but I think Jesus' comments to Nicodemus were clearly applicable in a general sense "No one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." John 3:3b To the rich young ruler Jesus said, "Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." Mark 10:21 In this example Jesus is only referring to the young man and not speaking generally. I think we should use different verses to make the point that Rich Mullins is trying to make.
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