Less: A Biblical Guide for Living Joyfully with Less Stuff

Less: A Biblical Guide for Living Joyfully with Less Stuff

Does Scripture encourage us to live a simpler lifestyle?

After his mother passed away, Spencer Bernard and his sister cleared out his motherâ€™s house. He was confronted with all his stuff from childhood, still kept in the bedroom where he grew from boy to man. Getting rid of those possessionsâ€”the treasures he hadnâ€™t even looked at in yearsâ€”was initially painful, but in the end the process felt freeing.

He and his sister donated useful items in his motherâ€™s house to a charity that helps single mothers. That seemed fitting, since his mother had been a single mom.

The experience of sorting out his motherâ€™s house spurred Bernard to learn more about minimalism, but he needed something more than blog posts to motivate him to action. Bernard, a pastor, realized that the lessons most meaningful to him had come from the Bible. He sought answers in Scripture.

â€œIf you read the minimalism blogs, you'll find that the point of simplifying isnâ€™t just to tidy up. The purpose is to remove unneeded things so we can prioritize whatâ€™s most important. The goal is to live a richer and more satisfying life by clearing away the distractions. But as we'll see, Jesus goes even further and deeper,â€ says Bernard.

In Less, a quick read enriched with anecdotes about guitars, snow blowers, and iPads as well as end-of-chapter questions to help the reader, Bernard discusses what is lost when we crowd our lives with stuff. He lays out a Biblical foundation to explain why abundant possessions can hinder an abundant life. â€œWhen looking at Scripture through a â€˜minimalistâ€™ lens, I find inspiration and power,â€ says the pastor. â€œIâ€™m excited at the reasons the Lord gives us to live with less.â€
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-05-12
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-05-12
Format	Kindle eBook

Less: A Biblical Guide for Living Joyfully with Less Stuff

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