Uncluttered Faith: How Minimalism Deepens Your Relationship with God | Joshua Becker (Bonus Episode)
Minimalist Moms Podcast | Purposeful Life & Parenting Tips
Diane Boden
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
For those who are new here, I occasionally release bonus episodes that speak to a specific part of my audience. This particular conversation is rooted in a Christian perspective. If that’s not what you’re looking for right now, feel free to explore the other episodes released this week - or join me back here next Tuesday for a conversation you won’t want to miss.
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Bestselling author Joshua Becker shares how a pivotal conversation led him from pastoral ministry into a life of radical simplicity - and ultimately into becoming one of the world’s leading voices on minimalism.
In this episode, we discuss his newest book, Uncluttered Faith: Own Less, Love More, and Make an Impact in Your World, and explore how consumerism quietly competes for our devotion. Joshua unpacks how minimalism reshaped not only his home, but his spiritual life - offering believers and spiritual seekers alike a compelling invitation to loosen their grip on worldly possessions and rediscover the fullness of life Jesus promises.
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- Book: Uncluttered Faith: Own Less, Love More, and Make an Impact in Your World: A Minimalist Book
About Joshua |
Joshua Becker, the bestselling author of The More of Less and The Minimalist Home, is the founder of Becoming Minimalist, a website dedicated to inspiring others to find more life by owning less. His websites have inspired millions around the world to consider the practical benefits of owning fewer possessions. His work has appeared in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Christianity Today, and on numerous other outlets. Becker and his family live in Peoria, Arizona.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | For those of you that are new around here, I release bonus episodes that serve a niche part of my audience. |
| 0:05.5 | This episode is coming from a Christian perspective. |
| 0:08.0 | So if that's something that doesn't fit what you're looking for, check out one of the other episodes that dropped this week. |
| 0:13.0 | Or join me back here next week for conversations that you don't want to miss. |
| 0:17.1 | The average American spends 10 minutes a day on faith-based practices, and that's corporate and personal. |
| 0:26.7 | But the average American spends two hours a day managing shopping, taking care of their physical possessions. |
| 0:34.2 | So there's a very direct correlation between how much physical stuff we have and how much |
| 0:39.7 | time we're able to focus on our heart and mind and soul. This is Diane Bowden, and you're listening |
| 0:45.1 | to The Minimalist Mom's podcast. Joining me today is best-selling author Joshua Becker. Joshua spent |
| 0:51.4 | 15 years serving as a pastor before a life-changing conversation with a neighbor |
| 0:55.9 | led him in his family on a radical journey into simplicity. That decision would eventually |
| 1:00.5 | position him as one of the leading voices in the global minimalist movement, inspiring |
| 1:05.5 | millions to reconsider their relationship with possessions and to discover the practical |
| 1:09.6 | benefits of owning less. |
| 1:11.6 | Now in his upcoming book, which he's here to talk about today, uncluttered faith, own less, |
| 1:16.4 | love more, and make an impact in your world, Joshua turns his attention to something even deeper. |
| 1:22.0 | Drawing from biblical teaching, personal stories, and the lived experiences of other minimalists, |
| 1:27.3 | he explores how consumerism |
| 1:28.8 | subtly competes for our devotion and how choosing simplicity can open the door to greater joy, |
| 1:34.7 | deeper faith, and a more meaningful impact. In our conversation, Joshua shares how |
| 1:39.2 | minimalism reshaped not only his home, but his spiritual life, offering believers and spiritual seekers alike, a |
| 1:45.3 | compelling invitation to loosen their grip on worldly possessions and to rediscover the fullness |
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