Simple is Profound

I believe simple is profound. Why? To keep life simple and to keep focused on just a few things that really matter is not so easy in a world that calls for all your time and attention towards the things that don't really matter. Simplicity really is a foreign concept to us in America. Busyness, complexity, stuff... is what we know. So to pursue, and achieve simplicity would be profound due to the fact that it is so counter cultural. God is the author of simplicity, not confusion. He confounds, but doesn't confuse. Look at the savior in a manger; consider the lilies of the field; and think about Jesus correcting his disciples by telling them to let the children come to him. These are just a few examples of simplicity taught and lived by our God.

A simple yet profoundly powerful community was the Moravian Village of Herrnhut founded by Count Zinzendorf and Christian David back in the 1700's in Germany. This was a simple, faithful community that God used to change the world. God is stirring in our hearts, and in the hearts of Christ followers around the world, to form cultural communities based on simplicity like Herrnhut. Simple, yet counter cultural concepts such as sharing everything, praying continuously, practicing hospitality, and getting back to complete dependence on God. And this is not to forsake the greater community around us or to isolate ourselves, but it is for the sake of the community around us and the lost. Growing bigger by getting smaller, and doing more by doing less is pursued so as to focus more on the needs of others, not our own.

Over the past 12 years or so, God has taken us on a journey of discovery and transformation. A journey meant to increase our faith, trust, and dependence on Him alone. As we enter into a new season of mystery, we are seeing certain sign posts from the saints of the past as well as prophetic sign posts which will lead us into the future. We are excited to pursue even more radical faith and community as we journey on... more to come!