A new Christian, Chris sought...
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A new Christian, Chris sought to live a life that would honor a God who sent his only son to die for him. He read many Christian books. In particular, a book on simplifying one's life caught his attention, and simplicity was his new motto. He had had a good life and his many gadgets attested to this. But he was tired of meaningless things: objects that got in the way, objects that had been given out of obligation, objects that had to be stored. He began to go through his possessions and made four piles: keep, thrift shop, trash, give away. He thought about the origin of each item. Would his buying or keeping something perpetuate oppression or provide a job to a person overseas? He thought about the longevity of each thing. Was this something that would last for a long time or end up in the landfill? He thought about the circumstances in which he got these "treasures." Some had been given for ceremony only and had no meaning. Some were given with much meaning. Some things were purchased but were worthless or outdated. Each pile grew. Chris committed himself to live a simpler lifestyle and he was astonished to find he had more money to give to tithe. He had less cleaning to do in his home and more time to read. And he had me time to set his mind on things above.
-- Berg
-- Berg
