In my most recent blog post, I discussed how living as a Christian minimalist is counter-cultural. As Paul writes, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable
NEWSFLASH: Being a Christian minimalist is counter-cultural. Society constantly tells us: …More is better. We are what we own, so we need to own lots of impressive and expensive things. …We are what we do for our job. Having an impressive job title should be one of our main
In American culture, being empty is usually considered a bad thing. If someone sees the glass as “half-empty,” it means that person is a pessimist. If someone says they feel “empty,” then their loved ones want to cheer them up. If a resource runs empty, that means that someone has
Time is one of the greatest gifts that God has given us. We all know that our time on this earth is short– but too often, we live our lives as if it is unlimited. Christian minimalists aim to use our time in ways that give glory to God. Rather
When I was growing up, I hated putting things back where they belonged. It was a task that I didn’t enjoy, especially when it involved getting rid of something that I wasn’t ready to part with. So I did what a lot of kids do– I shoved stuff into closet
We are terrible at taking care of ourselves. We live in a society in which it is a badge of honor to be busy– to not have a second to breathe. It makes us feel like we are important people who have important things to do, and it looks impressive
“The Human Starter Kit” In an episode of the TV show The Good Place titled “Best Self” (Season Two, Episode 9), the immortal being Michael is named an “honorary human” by his human friends and given a “Human Starter Kit” as a gift. He is thrilled. “Car keys! So I can
Living as a Christian minimalist, I end up having a lot of conversations with folks who are curious. Many times, they’re curious about minimalism in general– but more often than not, people really want to know how I connect minimalism to my Christian faith. One of the major reasons I
Well, I did it! I went a whole year without shopping. When I wrote about the start of my no shopping year at the beginning of 2018, I had no idea what was in store (pun intended). I didn’t know how I would react to only buying necessities, and how my year-long
It’s that time when everyone starts thinking about the upcoming year, and many of us start making New Year’s resolutions. Here’s a question for you: How many New Year’s resolutions have you made in the past? And how many of them have you actually kept for the whole year? If