Tag: great commandment

Remember the Why

August 25, 2021

Several years ago, the youth group from the congregation I was serving was on a Habitat for Humanity work site in Louisville, Kentucky.  We were working on a home for a single mom and her three children.  It was hot, sweaty, dirty work, and as the week progressed, our work team’s pace slowed significantly.   There was a … More Remember the Why

Essentialism

October 14, 2016

In a recent sermon, I made a reference to a book about the simplification of our lives.  Someone asked me more about this book after the sermon.  I thought I’d share my thoughts on the book here. I first heard about the book entitled “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” by Greg McKeown while listening … More Essentialism