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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Saturday Apr 09, 2022
Saturday Apr 09, 2022
What makes people lonely and what we can do about it?
Susan Mettes is a behavioural scientist with extensive experience conducting research for faith-based organizations including Barna Group, Thrivent Financial and World Vision.
‘The Loneliness Epidemic – Why So Many of Us Feel Alone – and How Leaders Can Respond’ is published by Brazos Press, a division of the Baker Publishing Group. .
- (1:30) Has the Covid Pandemic actually increased loneliness?
- (2:11) How we define loneliness;
- (3:30) Research on loneliness;
- (4:41) How researchers measure loneliness;
- (5:33) Why Christians in the States find loneliness embarrassing;
- (7:30) The New Zealand statistics;
- (8:16) Are some countries lonelier than others?
- (10:16) Do we need loneliness from time to time?
- (11:25) A ‘friendship’ crisis;
- (12:51) The church has a loneliness problem;
- (13:52) What the church can do about loneliness?
- (17:11) Social media impact on loneliness;
- (18:53) How we can protect ourselves from loneliness;
- (21:15) A cure for loneliness?
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Loneliness Epidemic: Why So Many of Us Feel Alone-and How Leaders Can Respond
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