... have I done?" he asked himself. The man turned around, walked back to the old woman and asked for his money back. He got it, and left again, walking very quickly this time, head down, looking neither to the right nor the left. "For two blocks," writes Donel McClellan, that man walked in the Kingdom of God. For two blocks he was free of the burden of his possessions. For two blocks he put other people above himself. For two blocks he was self-giving and generous. For two blocks he was blessed...but, like ...
... with David Wimbish, Secrets from the Mountain (Grand Rapids: Fleming H. Revell, 2001), p. 54. 6. Rev. Ron Luchies (http://www.crcna.org/pages/luchies_luk7.cfm. 7. http://www.day1.net/index.phps 8. Richard Lischer, Open Secrets: A Journey through a CountryChurch, pp. 180-196. Shared by John Buchanan, Donel McClellan
... . And this is a difficult commandment. What it requires of us is nothing less than a new heart of God’s love. Will you pray for that new heart today? 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks. 2. From a sermon by Donel McClellan, http://fccbucc.pair.com/lot_for_sale.htm. 3. Bishop William H. Willimon, http://day1.org/950-how_you_will_know_if_its_jesus. 4. Gary D. Stratman, http://www.preaching.com/sermons/11565669/. 5. http://www.predigten.uni-goettingen.de/archiv-7/050911-1-e.html. 6. Turning ...
... that in the depths of the Great Depression, Protestants gave an average of 3.3% of their income. As a people, we are earning more but giving less. In my files I have something intriguing I saved from a pastor in Bellingham, Washington, some years ago. Donel McClellan said that in downtown Seattle a few years back (though it could have been any city in this land) a man was out walking one day, just before Christmas. He came upon one of those Salvation Army kettles. As he approached the volunteer ringing the ...
... in Jesus’ Day” by James M. Rochford, https://www.evidenceunseen.com/theology/historical-theology/tax-collectors/. 4. Cited by David Domke, “Bush’s Victory Heralds Ascendancy of Religious Right,” Seattle Times, Friday, November 05, 2004. Donel McClellan, (http://fccbucc.pair.com/a_pilgrim_people.htm#_ednref4). 5. “AHA: God Moments That Can Change Our Lives” interview with Kyle Idleman and Chris Carpenter, Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), http://www1.cbn.com/books/aha-god-moments-that ...
