{"id":324,"date":"2008-06-12T10:43:29","date_gmt":"2008-06-12T10:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2008\/06\/shearman-what-d.html"},"modified":"2008-06-12T10:43:29","modified_gmt":"2008-06-12T10:43:29","slug":"shearman-what-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2008\/06\/shearman-what-d.html","title":{"rendered":"Shearman: &#8220;What does Die or be Killed Mean?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great video from one of my heroes, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andrewshearman.com\/\">Andrew Shearman<\/a>. This came from a conversation about our dream to raise up a generation of radicals who are passionate about the poor, orphans, and laying their lives down from the gospel.  But what do we really mean by that?  One of the litmus tests we apply is the &#8220;Die or be killed&#8221; standard.  <\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sethbarnes.com\/\">Seth Barnes<\/a> for the video.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew explains more in this video.  The question is, &#8220;Are you this type of Jesus-follower &#8211; so sold-out that you&#8217;re willing to die for him?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"400\" height=\"267\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1091834&amp;server=www.vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1091834&amp;server=www.vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/1091834?pg=embed&#038;sec=1091834\">Andrew Shearman 1<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vimeo.com\/user506096?pg=embed&#038;sec=1091834\">Seth Simonson<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com?pg=embed&#038;sec=1091834\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great video from one of my heroes, Andrew Shearman. 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