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Andrew & Sarah Newnham's Simplify Blog
Last Saturday, in preparation for Simplify, we went shopping with the £30 we had designated for our weekly food budget. The shopping took longer than usual as we pondered over everything as it went into our basket - is the ‘Basics’ range as good as our normal brand? Should we compromise on our principles by buying caged eggs rather than free range because they were significantly cheaper? (Sarah particularly hated that one). Could we allow ourselves any treats? By the end of the shop Andrew managed to sneak in three bottles of coke (on offer!) and Sarah clung to her ‘posh’ sausages (also on offer!) and we still had £2.25 left – we were very pleased with ourselves. People have been so generous in offering us meals and drinks that we decided that it would be cheating to accept so all freebies are off limits including the cakes at work. So Andrew had a particularly testing day on Tuesday when a colleague, renowned for her home baking, arrived with a delicious looking lemon drizzle cake…… Although we’re managing so far (we should be – it’s only day three!) we are already feeling our loss of economic freedom, as we contemplate what we can afford to do over the weekend. Sarah is desperately trying to save her pennies to go out for dinner with a friend on Friday. We’ll let you know next week if she ends up in MacDonalds! We've been encouraged by the ideas people shared with us of their plans for Simplify. Please do let us know how you are getting on by talking to us at church and sending your experiences to the ASN editor. Andrew & Sarah Newnham
What about joining the Simplify Challenge during Lent?
What about thinking of joining in with the Evangelical Alliance Simplify campaign during some weeks of Lent.
What can it possibly mean to live simply in the 21st Century? And what does this have to do with our Christian faith? Let's have a look at the theology behind living more simply, and finding true fulfillment in Christ in today's world.
Click here to read more about the campaign and/or sign up to take part.
As the recession bites, instinct tells us to hold tight to every penny we've got, and dream of the stuff we can buy when it's over. But Jesus challenged us not to worry about money, but to think first of the needs of others. Simplify is a call to discipleship; to examine the spiritual hold money has on our lives by taking some time to consciously spend less and give more.