I was going to post a link to a website of pretty stationery that I found and maybe I’ll do that tomorrow, but today I’m wondering – or perhaps God is whispering – what if, when Jesus told the rich young ruler (Mark 10: 17-22) to “sell what you have and give to the poor,” he was talking to all of us. I make lists of things that I see and want to buy so that I won’t forget, but what if serving Christ His way means actually selling what I have and giving the proceeds to those who need it more? What if that passage isn’t talking about not idolizing our worldly goods while remaining comfortable as we often hear in church, but instead it’s a command that if we are to serve God He calls us to give what we don’t need to those who do?

In my quest to hear God’s heart on this today, I found a sermon of Shane Claiborne’s and I’d like you to listen to it. Shane graduated from my school, Eastern University, long before I attended and he has made a point of living radically, exactly as Christ called His disciples to live. This video is a little long, but I hope you listen anyway because it will convict you.

I’ve been meaning to read his book The Irresistable Revolution and now seems like a good time. Anyone willing to join me?