The suburbs are home to more than 2/3 of Canada's population. It's where most of us live and play and spend our off-work hours. Yet, many of us who live there don't really feel at home there. Even worse, churches sometimes give us the impression that the kind of spiritual life that really matters, is lived elsewhere. Places like slums, medical missions or government projects are where God is really at work. Somehow the suburbs go unnoticed. Today, Fr. Stephen interviews an author who challenges some of these assumptions. In her new book https://www.amazon.ca/Finding-Holy-Suburbs-Ashley-Hales/dp/0830845453/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Finding+Holy+in+the+Suburbs&qid=1562162188&s=gateway&sr=8-1 (Finding Holy in the Suburbs), https://www.ivpress.com/ashley-hales (Dr. Ashley Hales) argues that the suburbs offer Christians unique challenges and also unique opportunities to do God's work in the world. More than that, it's the kind of work all of us can do. Listen in and consider ways you might find holiness in the suburb you live in. Show HighlightsWhat are the spiritual challenges of living in the suburbs? How a Christian critique is different than other critiques Why suburban life can be a fruitful place for Christian life and ministry How we can build better relationships with neighbours How to overcome our excessive concern for safety Why embracing exile and homesickness is a good thing What a holy suburb might look like To PurchaseFinding Holy in the Suburbs by Ashley Hales is available on https://www.ivpress.com/finding-holy-in-the-suburbs (IVpress), https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=finding+holy+in+the+suburbs&crid=23YHCKQ503LUU&sprefix=finding+holy+in+the+%2Caps%2C525&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_20 (Amazon), and wherever fine books are sold Further Readinghttps://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/080101459X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (The Art of Neighbouring by Jay Pathak & Dave Runyon.) Through compelling true stories of lives impacted, the authors show readers how to create genuine friendships with the people who live in closest proximity to them
https://www.amazon.ca/Price-Privilege-Advantage-Generation-Disconnected/dp/006059585X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14M7GGUHQYO2W&keywords=the+price+of+privilege&qid=1562170593&s=gateway&sprefix=the+price+of+prv%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1 (The Price of Privilege by Madeline Levine) In this ground-breaking book on the children of affluence, a well-known clinical psychologist exposes the epidemic of emotional problems that are disabling America’s privileged youth, thanks, in large part, to normalized, intrusive parenting that stunts the crucial development of the self.
Connect with Dr. Haleshttps://aahales.com/ (Ashley's Website) https://twitter.com/aahales (Follow Ashley on Twitter) Connect with Fr. Stephenhttps://twitter.com/SHSilverthorne (Follow Stephen on Twitter) Subscribe to the Podcasthttps://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9nb29kc2hlcGhlcmRiYXJyaGF2ZW4uY2EvY2F0ZWdvcnkvcG9kY2FzdC9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Qv (Google Podcasts) https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-suburban-vicar-podcast/id1444200169?mt=2&app=podcast (Apple Podcasts)
