My Vertical Neighborhood – How Strangers Became a Community
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2021
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-4740-2 (ISBN)
Inter-Varsity Press,US (Verlag)
978-0-8308-4740-2 (ISBN)
When Lynda MacGibbon moved from a small town to a high-rise apartment in the city, she decided to take Jesus' command to "love your neighbor" literally. In this charming memoir, MacGibbon tells the story of the community that took shape among the strangers who shared her apartment building and how the simple risk of reaching out with love can lead to beautiful friendships.
Top World Guild Awards Best Nonfiction Book of the Year
What if our neighbors were our friends?
When Lynda MacGibbon moved from a small city in eastern Canada to a high-rise apartment in Toronto, she decided to follow Jesus' famous commandment to "love your neighbor" a bit more literally. In the past, she would have looked first for friends at her new job or her new church. This time, though, she decided to look for friends among the strangers who shared her apartment building—her actual neighbors in her new "vertical neighborhood."
In this charming and relatable memoir, MacGibbon tells the story of the community that took shape as neighbors said yes to weekly dinners and a writing group, Christmas morning brunch and even a Bible study. It's a story of the simple, everyday risk of reaching out with love to those around us, and of the beauty and messiness of real human relationships. It's a story of the risks—and rewards—of taking Jesus at his word.
Top World Guild Awards Best Nonfiction Book of the Year
What if our neighbors were our friends?
When Lynda MacGibbon moved from a small city in eastern Canada to a high-rise apartment in Toronto, she decided to follow Jesus' famous commandment to "love your neighbor" a bit more literally. In the past, she would have looked first for friends at her new job or her new church. This time, though, she decided to look for friends among the strangers who shared her apartment building—her actual neighbors in her new "vertical neighborhood."
In this charming and relatable memoir, MacGibbon tells the story of the community that took shape as neighbors said yes to weekly dinners and a writing group, Christmas morning brunch and even a Bible study. It's a story of the simple, everyday risk of reaching out with love to those around us, and of the beauty and messiness of real human relationships. It's a story of the risks—and rewards—of taking Jesus at his word.
Lynda MacGibbon is vice president of People and Culture for InterVarsity Canada. Before working for InterVarsity, she was a journalist for over twenty years. She lives in Toronto.
Foreword by Michael Frost
1. Fran of the Eleventh Floor
2. Chasing a Question
3. Two Are Better than One
4. A Little Bit of Crazy
5. Opening My Door
6. Unfurling Our Stories
7. Pain and Pleasure
8. Making Gnocchi
9. Hugging Yolanda
10. Brunch with Jesus
11. Feasting with Babette
12. Joy and Sorrow
13. Love and Loneliness
14. Lost and Found
15. Beyond Acquaintances
16. Finding Forgiveness
17. Earnestly Asking
18. Dancing with Brian
19. Come for Dinner
Acknowledgments
Notes
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.03.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Illinois |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 215 mm |
| Gewicht | 200 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8308-4740-5 / 0830847405 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8308-4740-2 / 9780830847402 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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