Unclutter: Cleanse Your Spirit & Claim Your Stuff Kevin E. Taylor Do you feel something is lacking in your spiritual life? You have a relationship with God / a higher power but want it to be more intimate? Well, Kevin E. Taylor's Unclutter will help you move spiritual blocks out of your way. The layout of Unclutter is reminiscent of a daily meditation book. There are 100 Revelations grouped in three sections Delve, Discover, and Design. Though Kevin Taylor is a pastor (Unity Fellowship Church of New Brunswick), his words speak to anyone who acknowledges a benevolent higher power. Rather than focus on a scripture, the Revelations urge us to reflect inwardly—examining our beliefs and attitudes toward God and ourselves—and stop shouldering unnecessary burdens. Taylor touches on a variety of issues: from acknowledging the influence we have over events in our lives to really exercising faith. He asks readers to reconsider old ideas. For example, he contends that the saying "God doesn't put more on you than you can bear" is not rooted in pain and hardship, but means that God is not going to give you a blessing that you aren't ready to handle (Rev. 1). I was especially surprised by his take on Sodom and Gomorrah—the fate of Lot's wife is a warning against getting caught up in the past (Rev. 19). The author has a friendly but no-nonsense voice. He is the good friend who will pull you aside and tell you something for your own good in the spirit of love. Examples from his life are sprinkled through the Revelations—including his search/desire for a good man and his adventures as a producer for BET—giving the book an autobiographical feel. Best of all, Unclutter does not promise perfection. There's no need to feel discouraged or upset if we are not pristine spiritual vessels by the last Revelation. In fact, as long as we are human—we shouldn't expect to be. After all, if you clean a room, you don't expect to never have to clean it again. Taylor's hope is that after reading Unclutter, you will: "Be open and be ready to tell the truth and nothing but the truth to yourself, so that you can take the walk through your emotional, spiritual, and intellectual closets and toss out those things that no longer fit." Ask Rev. Kev Visit kevinetaylor.com to read excerpts or purchase the book. Go Back