Chicago, Illinois

Tomorrow evening I will be giving a keynote speech at the Willow Creek Church outside of Chicago. This huge and active congregation is holding an annual conference on small groups and their role in the congregation. It’s an exciting opportunity for me (and my research colleague Dr. Glenn Sparks will be joining me) because of the obvious synergy between the idea of cultivating small-group life with the message of our book Refrigerator Rights.

The essential message of our book is that the combination of constant moving with hours of attachment to screens - television, the Internet and other devices - has combined to create a typical American lifestyle that is detached, singular and separate. And such a lifestyle is directly associated with the problems we are facing with stress related disorders especially depression and anxiety. What is your lifestyle? Do you have the social support network you need to function?

Do you have Refrigerator Rights?