What Happened to Face-to-Face Conversations?

In an article in The New York Times, communications expert Sherry Turkle asks, "What has happened to face-to-face conversation in a world where so ...

Eugene Peterson on Need for Community

"There can be no maturity in the spiritual life, no obedience in following Jesus, no wholeness in the Christian life, apart from an immersion in, ...

Let's Have Conversations

For more than 40 years, and for over 22,000 segments, Terry Gross has been the host of "Fresh Air." She is an expert on talking to people, which ...

Mozart Worked Hard to Be Creative

In 1815, Germany's General Music Journal published a letter in which allegedly Mozart described his creative process:

When I am, as it were, completely ...

Our Brains Are Wired to Connect with Others

A 72-year-long study conducted at Harvard tracked what really makes human beings happy. The study's longtime director, George Vaillant, when asked ...

Katie Couric Warns Grads of 'Constant Connectivity'

In a 2015 commencement speech at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, journalist Katie Couric offered graduates the following advice on our obsessions ...

Surveys Reveal an Erosion of Social Trust

In the past 40 years in the U.S. we've witnessed a massive decline in our openness to trust other people. A recurring survey asks people, "Generally ...

Happy Birthday from a Bunch of Strangers

One of the downsides of celebrating your 100th birthday is that you might not have many of your friends around to sing "Happy Birthday." An ...

Does the Church Suffer from Agoraphobia?

When I was young, growing up in the United Kingdom, my family and I could always count on our next-door neighbor, Mrs. Oglive, to be around. We left a ...

The Benefits of Ignoring Notifications

How many times do you check Twitter? What about Facebook? Don't forget Instagram. Like Pavlov's dog we are being trained with beeps, buzzes, and ...