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Minimalism Revisited.
Season 5, Ep. 93
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How much does it take for you to be really happy? I started on a journey of self-evaluation of my relationship to material possessions in 2016. I am still in the middle of that self-evaluation. I think the evaluation will be a continual life process. There were two key events in my life that started me down this path. In todays podcast I talk about those two key events and give an update where I am in 2021. My prayer for each of us, is that we will live life with shallow tent pegs and decide to be free, to think and live independently, and to soar above the masses, and follow our King Jesus as champions who live lives of excellence, both in this life and the life to come!
As I was preparing the show notes today, I noticed that The Minimalists have a new documentary on Netflix, "The Minimalists: Less is Now." The link to the YouTube promo is here. I have not watched it yet, so I can't make any assessment about it or its content.
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The ending quote, “Getting started is as simple as asking yourself one question: How might your life be better if you owned fewer material possessions?” is here.
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The Minimalists YouTube Channel
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(In the opening intro of this episode, Kenny mentions the Frothy Monkey Coffee House in beautiful downtown Franklin, Tennessee. Frothy Monkey has been a staple in the Nashville community since 2004. They were one of the first coffeehouses in Nashville and one of the cornerstone businesses to open in the transformed 12th South Nashville neighborhood. There are several locations in the greater Nashville area. If you are ever in the area stop by and enjoy! This is not a paid endorsement, we don't do that ! The place is just really good and cool!)
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579. Silence Louder Than Noise
04:20||Season 27, Ep. 579📖 **Key Verse (CSB):** > “During those days he went out to the mountain to pray and spent all night in prayer to God.” – Luke 6:12 🔥 **Spurgeon Reworked:** - 🏔️ He hit the mountain. Solo. - 🙏 All night. No quick vibe check. - 🤫 Silence. Full lock-in. - 😡 After Pharisees came for Him. - 🚫 No comeback. Just climbed. - 🌌 Alone. Prayed. Nonstop. - 🌅 Dawn: Named the Twelve. - 💪 Mission on. Enterprise live. 🚪 **So What?** Prayer = **gate** to His enterprise. Not a side quest. The main drop. Solitude → Authority → Action. 🌑 **Big Picture:** World slept. Darkness flexed. One Man, one night, one prayer—**broke the dark**. No post. No noise. Heaven heard. History flipped. 🔇 Silence > noise. 🌠 Aloneness echoes forever. 💡 **Your Call:** - 🧎♂️ Slip away. No clout needed. - 🌙 Pray like it’s war—cuz it is. - 🚀 Step through. Launch *your* mission. 🔥 **Go dark. Win loud.** 🔇#SilenceLouder #PrayLikeChrist #SpiritualWarfare 📱 Connect with Us: 💻 Website: gwot.rocks home page 📺 YouTube: "Other Things with... " ❤️ Support the mission: DONATE . For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3) Transform This City Transform This City Facebook gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org 🔗 Resources Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening (Public Domain Source) The Four Spiritual Laws- how you can be born again and have eternal life? The Spirit Filled Life- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit! LIFE HELPS Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian StandardBible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. ChristianStandard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.
578. Your 5-Minute Peace Reset
05:46||Season 27, Ep. 578☕ Your 5-Minute Peace Reset – Let’s Do This TogetherNeed a spiritual reboot? This 5-minute episode walks you through a daily peace plan — a simple solution to reset your soul, guard your mind, and live as peace in motion.💡 Today’s Flow:1️⃣ Soul Reset: Whisper, “Jesus, I’m handing You every mess I woke up with.” (Psalm 23:1-3 CSB)2️⃣ Mind Guard: Let Philippians 4:8-9 (CSB) be your filter — true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable.3️⃣ Peace in Action:• Text a lifeline (Colossians 3:15 CSB) 💬• Pray for someone in passing 🙏• Leave a sticky-note of hope to a friend or family member 💛🌿 Takeaway: Peace isn’t passive. It’s practiced. When you reset your soul and guard your thoughts, the God of peace guards you — and your calm becomes someone else’s courage.🎙️#faith #peace #devotional #ChristianPodcast #gwotrocks📱 Connect with Us:💻 Website: gwot.rocks home page 📺 YouTube: "Other Things with... " ❤️ Support the mission: DONATE . For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3) Transform This City Transform This City Facebook gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org 🔗 ResourcesCharles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening (Public Domain Source)The Four Spiritual Laws- how you can be born again and have eternal life?The Spirit Filled Life- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit! LIFE HELPS Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian StandardBible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. ChristianStandard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.
577. The Echo of Eden Lost
09:00||Season 27, Ep. 577Ever feel a restlessness that no pleasure can satisfy? 🤔💭 You’re not alone — centuries of Puritan insight reveal that the human soul is made for infinite satisfaction… which can only be found in God Himself. 🌊✨In today’s episode, we explore the pursuit of created pleasure 🍰📺💸 and why it always leaves us wanting more. From the thrill of the next bite, the next scroll, the next distraction — none of it can fill the soul’s deepest longing.We also examine the life of Christ 🕊️, fully human and fully God, who experienced hunger, joy, friendship, grief, and labor, yet never misplaced His desires in created things. He shows us the path to true, God-centered delight — enjoying creation as a reflection of its Creator, not as a replacement for Him. 🌟🙏If you’ve ever wondered why “more” never satisfies, or why rest feels just out of reach, this episode is for you. Tune in to discover the cure for emptiness and how the life of God in your soul transforms the way you see pleasure forever. 💡💛✨ Listen, reflect, and let your longing point you home. Your soul was made for more than fleeting delight — it was made for the infinite God. 🕊️💧📱 Connect with Us: 💻 Website: gwot.rocks home page 📺 YouTube: "Other Things with... " ❤️ Support the mission: DONATE . For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3) Transform This City Transform This City Facebook gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org 🔗 Resources Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening (Public Domain Source) The Four Spiritual Laws- how you can be born again and have eternal life? The Spirit Filled Life- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit! LIFE HELPS Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian StandardBible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. ChristianStandard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.
376. Lions & Tigers & Bears, OH MY!!!
05:03||Season 27, Ep. 376🕊️ In a world that rewards roar 🦁 and rush 🐅, God delights in the quiet strength of the meek. 💫 He doesn’t ask for sacrifices from lions or tigers — but from doves and lambs 🕊️🐑 — the gentle, surrendered, yielded ones.💡 Meekness isn’t weakness. It’s strength under grace — the power to stay calm when everything inside wants to react. ⚖️ It’s choosing peace instead of panic, patience instead of pride, rest instead of rivalry.Jeremiah Burroughs called meekness the “mother-grace” — the virtue that gives birth to every other. 🌸 It births kindness when you’re provoked, silence when you could fight back, forgiveness when you’ve been wronged. 💗🔥 The world prizes control. But heaven crowns surrender. To walk in meekness is to live yoked to Jesus — gentle, lowly, and perfectly at rest. 🌿✨ Let the Spirit form that mother-grace in you today. Because lions and tigers may rule the jungle, but lambs and doves belong to the altar — and that’s where the presence of God rests. 🙏🎧 #FaithInTheEveryday #Meekness #GraceInMotion #HolyOrdinary #SpiritualFormation #GWOTrocks #QuietFaith #JesusGentleAndLowly #StrengthUnderGrace #DailyGrace📱 Connect with Us: 💻 Website: gwot.rocks home page 📺 YouTube: "Other Things with... " ❤️ Support the mission: DONATE . For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3) Transform This City Transform This City Facebook gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org 🔗 Resources Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening (Public Domain Source) The Four Spiritual Laws- how you can be born again and have eternal life? The Spirit Filled Life- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit! LIFE HELPS Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian StandardBible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. ChristianStandard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.
575. Beyond Possessions and Pleasure
09:36||Season 27, Ep. 575Have you ever wondered why your soul feels restless—even when life looks full? 🤔✨ Deep inside every person is a longing placed there by God Himself 💛. We were created to seek Him, but sin has bent our hearts toward everything but Him. 🌍💔 Yet that ache you feel isn’t random—it’s a holy nudge calling you home to your Creator 🙏🔥.If you stripped away every possession and pleasure, what would be left? 🕊️ The answer may surprise you. Beneath all the noise remains your mind, your will, your capacity to love, and—most of all—your soul made in the image of God 👑.We’ll talk about this reality through Scripture 📖 and the sobering story of Dennis Prager, whose life changed after a tragic fall left him paralyzed. 💬 Though his body is confined, his voice and spirit remain strong—reminding us that our worth is not in what we can do, but in whose we are. 🙌📱 Connect with Us: 💻 Website: gwot.rocks home page 📺 YouTube: "Other Things with... " ❤️ Support the mission: DONATE . For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3) Transform This City Transform This City Facebook gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org 🔗 Resources Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening (Public Domain Source) The Four Spiritual Laws- how you can be born again and have eternal life? The Spirit Filled Life- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit! LIFE HELPS Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian StandardBible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. ChristianStandard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.
574. The Secret of a Full Soul
03:48||Season 27, Ep. 574Feeling restless? 😟 That longing in your heart isn’t a flaw—it’s a holy nudge from God ✨ drawing you back to Him. True contentment doesn’t come from what you have, but from who God is ❤️. Every earthly pleasure, every possession can only partially satisfy… but God fills the emptiness of your soul completely! 🙌When you anchor your heart in Him, you receive His borrowed sufficiency—His fullness becomes your life 🕊️. You stop chasing more and start delighting in what God has given 🎁. The discontented heart whispers, “I need more,” but the renewed heart joyfully says, “God is enough” 🌟.This episode is short, sweet, and to the point. BUT...every word is power packed! I'm excited to share this with you...Kenny📱 Connect with Us:💻 Website: gwot.rocks home page 📺 YouTube: "Other Things with... " ❤️ Support the mission: DONATE . For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3) Transform This City Transform This City Facebook gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org 🔗 ResourcesCharles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening (Public Domain Source)The Four Spiritual Laws- how you can be born again and have eternal life?The Spirit Filled Life- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit! LIFE HELPS Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian StandardBible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. ChristianStandard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.
573. The Power That Moves You
07:48||Season 27, Ep. 573🔥 Show Notes:“The love of Christ constrains us.” (2 Corinthians 5:14) 💞 Have you ever stopped to measure how deeply you owe your Lord? He’s forgiven your sins 🙏, clothed you in righteousness 👑, steadied your steps 🪨, and prepared both heaven for you 🌤️ and you for heaven ✨. But love like that demands a response—more than words, more than sentiment.💡 What does your love do?Real love acts. It gives. It serves. It moves! When Christ’s love grips your heart, it becomes a rushing wind 🌬️ that clears away worldliness and propels you into joyful obedience. “For Christ’s sake” becomes your anthem—the fire that fuels every act of courage, generosity, and service.🔥 Let His love be the divine energy that gives wings to your feet 🕊️ and strength to your hands 🙌. Don’t keep your love locked away like stagnant water; let it flow freely in deeds that glorify Him. When Christ’s love truly constrains you, obedience isn’t forced—it overflows. 💖🎧 Listen now and let His love rekindle the fire in your soul.This episode is another EEN - Empowered Encouragement NOW, based on the devotions of C.H. Spurgeon. 📱 Connect with Us💻 Website: gwot.rocks home page 📺 YouTube: "Other Things with... " ❤️ Support the mission: DONATE . For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3) Transform This City Transform This City Facebook gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org 🔗 ResourcesCharles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening (Public Domain Source)The Four Spiritual Laws- how you can be born again and have eternal life?The Spirit Filled Life- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit! LIFE HELPS Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian StandardBible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. ChristianStandard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.
572. Thanksgiving Plus: The Invisible Scaffolding of Society
07:12||Season 27, Ep. 572🎙️ Episode Show Notes ☕Ever walk into a grocery store and feel awe? We're diving into Thanksgiving Plus—gratitude with a soul-stirring twist! 🦃✨ Inspired by the new Spring Hill, TN, Publix (48,000 sq ft, $8-9M investment), we explore the invisible scaffolding of society—the thought, capital, and care behind everyday spaces. 🏬💡 No gluttony here, just marveling at craftsmanship, purpose, and community provision reflecting God’s creative heart. 🙏Key Points:Publix’s upscale design isn’t just shopping—it’s a community hub, like Joseph’s storehouses (Genesis 41:46-49). 🥖🏪God’s lavish creation (Genesis 1:31) calls us to work with excellence (Colossians 3:23). 🌟🔨From taking things for granted to seeing the why behind the work—a soul shift to Thanksgiving Plus! 🧡Bezalel’s Tabernacle (Exodus 31) mirrors human effort to build with care, not for personal glory, but for God’s. 🕍Challenge: Spot the scaffolding around you—teachers, gardens, or stores. How can you create with purpose? 💭🛠️Connect: Share your Thanksgiving Plus moments on X - @fueledwisdom📱 #CoffeeFueledWisdom🎶 Outro: Sip, seek, and build for His glory! ☕🙌📱 Connect with Us:💻 Website: gwot.rocks home page 📺 YouTube: "Other Things with... " ❤️ Support the mission: DONATE . For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3) Transform This City Transform This City Facebook gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org 🔗 ResourcesCharles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening (Public Domain Source)The Four Spiritual Laws- how you can be born again and have eternal life?The Spirit Filled Life- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit! LIFE HELPS All Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. ChristianStandard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.
571. Crash Detected SOS!
18:01||Season 27, Ep. 571What a day! Listen to the podcast intro for the full story. I revisit our first episode from August 2019 to show how this podcast began and how God has kept me steadfast despite cultural shifts. My original assessments about major cities and their ongoing turmoil still hold true. I changed the byline from "equilibrium" to "peace" to clearly reflect the spiritual goal of equipping you to stand firm in a chaotic world. I’m also launching "Coffee Fueled Wisdom," a new channel to foster community online and through local gatherings, starting in Nashville and potentially expanding globally if God wills it.📱 Connect with Us:📱 Connect with Us:💻 Website: gwot.rocks home page 📺 YouTube: "Other Things with... " ❤️ Support the mission: DONATE . For donation by check, make payable to Transform This City, P.O. Box 1013, Spring Hill, Tennessee, 37174. “gwot.rocks” is a ministry of Transform This City, a registered 501(C)(3) Transform This City Transform This City Facebook gwot.rocks@transformthiscity.org 🔗 ResourcesCharles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening (Public Domain Source)The Four Spiritual Laws- how you can be born again and have eternal life?The Spirit Filled Life- how you can live each day in the power of God’d Holy Spirit! LIFE HELPS All Scripture quotations are taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2016 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. ChristianStandard Bible® and CSB® is a federally registered trademark of Holman Bible Publishers.