We live in the age of the attention economy. From social media ads and online shopping to streaming and news, our hearts and minds are often cluttered and rewired for discontentment. We live chasing accumulation, or what Jesus calls “the worries of this age, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things.”

And for most of us, this discontentment comes directly from our digital consumption.

But the way of Jesus is an invitation to simplicity — learning to be content with less, not more. To start this practice, we must first train ourselves to curate our digital consumption. By limiting our digital intake, we can rewire our brains towards contentment and train ourselves to be more present and attentive to God and to those around us.

For resources on simplicity, go to: https://formedbyjesus.com/simplicity/

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Formation is happening whether you like it or not.

2:20 - Mark 4v1-20

7:48 - Nothing crowds our time and attention like the digital world.

19:05 - The Practice of Simplicity

20:53 - Our definition of simplicity

22:35 - Jesus practicing solitude

28:18 - The way OUT of the digital chokehold

36:32 - Don’t fear the desert.