“Mother Theresa always said, "Calcuttas are everywhere if only we have eyes to see. Find your Calcutta.””

—  Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution

The Irresistible Revolution (2006)
Source: The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical

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