“A worm bin seemed like a good way to learn something about what and how much we waste. At least that was the plan.”
simple living
“Our lives may be largely defined by what we keep and what we discard. Christ was abandoned on the cross, despised and rejected. Yet just because something is thrown away doesn’t mean that it wasn’t worth saving.”
Self-indulgence in the plenty around us is “deadly” for us and creation. But what’s the antidote?
“We have abundance at our fingertips.” How will we use it?
“…there is something on the horizon the likes of which we have never seen before.”
Jonathan Merritt interviews Marty Duren, author of the new book The Generous Soul, on missional giving and why Christians put their faith in money instead of God–just like everyone else.
by Brian Janaszek [Ed. note: This article is part of our series of weekly reflections, called Deep Down Things, published on Wednesdays.] We are surrounded by technology. Some may try to avoid particular facets of technology—cell phones, computers, televisions—but few can live almost unencumbered by technology in any shape or form. In such a situation, [...]
Only one thing can be central to the spiritual discipline of simplicity, and what it is might surprise you.
Simplicity in its essence demands neither a vow of poverty nor a life of rural homesteading.
Sustainable homesteading is experiencing a revival among environmentally-minded Christians. Tri Robinson reminds us that what started with the pioneers should still be shaped and informed by pioneer values and Christian faith.
“We can easily elevate simple living to the point that it becomes as obsessive and unhealthy as a lifestyle of uncritical acquisitiveness.”
“We want … an end to all our wanting.”
“We are dissatisfied with wanting, tasting and getting…” What is a better way?
Stop wishing for the perfection of Eden! Turning our perspective instead toward the Promised Land helps us understand how to function in this creation as the messed up folks we are.
