All of us go through transitions at some point in our lives. Sometimes the transition is big: graduation, changing jobs, a major loss, moving, retirement. Sometimes the transition is smaller: a friendship that runs its course, a small shift in lifestyle, a gradual change in how we understand ourselves or
Dear Christian Minimalism readers, For over eight years, Christian Minimalism has been a space to read about simple living, and connecting that simplicity to the Christian faith and spiritual life. For the first time ever, the Christian Minimalism blog will be taking a break this summer. There will be no
Before I discovered minimalism and connected it to my faith life, I would often make purchases based on who I wanted to be in the future. I wanted to get outdoors more, so I bought hiking boots, a tent, and camping gear. I wanted to present myself as more put-together,
My life is not what I thought it would be. I don’t mean that my life is bad, or that I’m extremely unhappy—far from it. I love my family and friends. I get to interact with a wide range of people in my jobs, and the work is interesting. I
Time is a weird thing. Sometimes it flies by, and we don’t know where it went. Other times, it drags on, and it feels like a few minutes last a whole hour. But most of the time, we just kind of take time for granted. It’s just… there. Ticking away.
When I was speaking about Christian Minimalism for a gathered group recently, one of the attendees made this comment: “I have a hard time getting rid of stuff, even if it’s stuff I’m not using, because I spent money on it.” This is a common problem– and it has a
I was scrolling through social media recently, and I came across a method of cleaning called “Pile Cleaning.” If you’re wondering what Pile Cleaning is, it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like. When a room is overwhelmingly messy and needs tidying, you basically just throw everything into a big
One of our family’s favorite things to do in the summer is go to our local outdoor farmer’s market. Local farmers and business owners sell their produce and products there– but we don’t usually buy much, unless we see some good fruits or vegetables we know we will eat, or
Note: This is a guest post written by Will Platnick, husband to The Christian Minimalist. I’ve been listening to a lot of Contemporary Christian Music lately, and I’ve noticed something. If you listen to K-LOVE, or another Christian radio station, you’d think the biggest problem in the Christian life is
In my regional area, a local radio station has a segment that they do during peoples’ regular morning commute called “Ghosted.” Someone calls in who recently went on a first date and inexplicably hasn’t heard back from their date (they were “ghosted”), and then the hosts of the show call