“We resolve to renounce waste and oppose extravagance in personal living, clothing and housing, travel and church buildings. We also accept the distinction between necessities and luxuries, creative hobbies and empty status symbols, modesty and vanity, occasional celebrations and normal routine, and between the service of God and slavery to fashion. Where to draw the line requires conscientious thought and decision by us, together with the members of our family.”
Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism, Evangelical Commitment to Simple Lifestyle (March 1980) “Personal Lifestyle” paragraph 5.
We returned home from Guatemala and will begin packing to move over the next ten days or so. This has prompted many conversations as a family. What possessions will we give away, sell, or take with us? This prompted me to research statements such as this one for discussion.
I will not start helping the family move until Sunday because my return home is more like a layover. I am off to Chicago today to teach at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, so join me in praying for my wife and teens as they start the packing process without me. Also click here to enjoy a four-minute video recap of our trip to Potter’s House.