What Have You Lost? No.7
Do you ever feel like somehow, despite advancements, the world is somehow less connected than you experienced growing up? Recently, I started a discussion on things we've lost along the way and invited readers to tell me how our social fabric has changed in their lifetimes. I'd love it if you'd tell me what you miss.
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What Have You Lost? Family-Owned Grocery Stores
Mueller's.
Walt's.
Or, if you're a neighbor of the Sesame variety, Mr.Hooper's.
They were grocery ...
The Making of Inciting Incidents
Last week at STORY, I had the opportunity to host a panel of authors who contributed to the Inciting Incidents project, which I had the pleasure of curating. The book, which examines "Inciting Incidents"--the moments that push a person's story forward--is now available online and in stores. In addition, the project includes an NPR-style radio series and a video that will be released this coming October.
The trailer for the upcoming video can be seen below. And you can get more information or ...
Read About Friendship No. 4
Each week, the Read About Friendship series features a well-known author and his or her writings on friendship. Feel free to submit other quotes and info about these authors, or to suggest authors for future posts, in the comments section.
Eugene Peterson On Friendship
Each of us has contact with hundreds of people who never look beyond our surface appearance. We have dealings with hundreds of people who the moment they set eyes on us begin calculating what we can be to them, what they ...
What Have You Lost? No.6
Do you ever feel like somehow, despite advancements, the world is somehow less connected than you experienced growing up? Recently, I started a discussion on things we've lost along the way and invited readers to tell me how our social fabric has changed in their lifetimes. I'd love it if you'd tell me what you miss.
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What Have You Lost? Drive-In Movie Theaters
While movie theaters allowed dozens of people to watch the same film at the same time, drive-in theaters invited ...
Read About Friendship No. 3
. We will never fully know the significance of our presence in the lives of our friends. That's a grace, a grace that calls us not only to humility, but to a deep trust in those who love us.