December 13th, 2006 - ‘Tis a Gift to be Simple book review
‘Tis a Gift to be Simple: Embracing the Freedom of Living with Less by Barbara DeGrote-Sorensen and David Allen Sorensen is one couple’s story of how they embraced voluntary simplicity. It’s relatively typical of such books from the early 90s. However, it’s very Christ-centered. If you are interested in living simply due to your Christian beliefs or are interested in hearing more about how Christ’s life and the Bible encourage simple living, this book is probably for you. It even includes at the end a 6-week Bible study/reflection.
I have never been interested in living simply due to Christ or the Bible, so it really wasn’t for me. In 30 minutes or so, I skimmed through it looking just for their story. There wasn’t much of it, actually, which was disappointing. There’s some, and it’s interesting, but it’s hard to find.