In today’s high-speed culture, there’s a prevailing sense that we are busier than ever before—the pace of life is too rushed. We feel fragmented, overwhelmed by busyness and the tyranny of gagdets.

Long-time pastor and teacher, Arthur Boers offers a critical look at the isolating effects of modern life that have eroded the centralizing activities that people once did together. He suggests ways to make our lives healthier and more rewarding, presenting individual and communal practices to help us focus on what really matters such as shared meals, gardening, hospitality, walking, prayer, and reading aloud. Let’s bring our lives back into focus and build community.