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Simple living is something BFJN has been talking about for decades now. It is one of the four areas of focus of our Lazarus at the Gate...

I recently finished reading  The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer (highly recommend). The challenging insights in his chapter on simplicity in particular had me thinking about the year I gave up shopping (no non-essential purchases for 12 months). Below is the final reflection I wrote about the experience. I learned a great deal about both myself and our culture during that year but as I become more removed from it (I did it in 2018) I feel the loss of the urg

our lives do not have room for anything short of what enables us to live the way God intends . . What is your identity rooted in?...

How much is enough? How much is enough? 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners...