From Shane Claiborne's book, The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical:
"I decided to look a little closer at some of the rich young ruler text, which appears in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. After Jesus' teaching that you must enter the kingdom like a little kid, a wealthy man comes up and asks Jesus what he needs to do, and Jesus tells him he lacks one little thing. ("Lacks" is an interesting word to use, since the rich man thought he had everything.) And what might that one thing be? You can almost see him get excited. Then Jesus drops the big one: "Sell everything you have and give it to the poor!" The man's face sinks and he walks away with his riches.
I think it broke Jesus' heart to let the man walk away. The text says that Jesus looks at him and "loves him" as he walks away. But Jesus doesn't run after the man saying, "Hey, it's a journey, just give half," or, "Start with 10 percent." He simply lets the man choose his wealth."
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