Here at Out of Ur we’ve been hosting a conversation about the themes found in Shane Claiborne’s latest book, Jesus for President (part one and part two). As is evident from this conversation, Shane is ...

Shane Claiborne wants to tear down the walls that separate us. In part one of his post, Shane Claiborne challenged our assumptions about hell. Is it merely something people experience after death, or ...

Last week death was interrupted. Duane Buck was set for execution. His execution would have been the second last week and the eleventh this year in Texas alone… and two more executions are scheduled ...

Shane Claiborne on ministering to those trapped in hell on earth. Last year Brian McLaren shared his views about hell in a series of three posts on Out or Ur. This year we welcome a new voice on the ...

A reporter recently asked me, “As a Christian leader, does your faith have anything to say about Wall Street?” I said, “How much time do you have?” Theologian Karl Barth said, “We have to read the ...