Welcome to the next edition of The Convocation Digest, which brings into one place a collection of the best writing from each of our Substack newsletters (and occasional guest posts from other writers in our orbit):
I listened and have a couple of comments. One from the show and one related to the election, but not your topics. Both about connection and belonging.
The dialogue about young people being attracted to Walz. This group experienced technology and covid. They have working parents and limited access to their attention. Technology new and appealing, no one knew what it does to brains. Especially developing brains. If you are developmentally neglected, your relational skills stunted, a guy like Walz is going to be very attractive. Walz super power is seeing who he's with. They are craving being seen. And cared for and about.
The other comment is also about connection. I watched a documentary a couple of weeks ago called Against All Enemies. Basically it's about US Veterans who are being sought out and organized. When individuals were interviewed what I kept hearing was, they had that sense of purpose they had in their military deployment. They missed the connection, community and purpose going to war provides. A group of guys is filling an empty space, a need God has put in us, but confusing their common sense. If you haven't read Tribe by Sebastian Junger, highly suggest. He started talking about the community issue with this cohort in 2016.
I listened and have a couple of comments. One from the show and one related to the election, but not your topics. Both about connection and belonging.
The dialogue about young people being attracted to Walz. This group experienced technology and covid. They have working parents and limited access to their attention. Technology new and appealing, no one knew what it does to brains. Especially developing brains. If you are developmentally neglected, your relational skills stunted, a guy like Walz is going to be very attractive. Walz super power is seeing who he's with. They are craving being seen. And cared for and about.
The other comment is also about connection. I watched a documentary a couple of weeks ago called Against All Enemies. Basically it's about US Veterans who are being sought out and organized. When individuals were interviewed what I kept hearing was, they had that sense of purpose they had in their military deployment. They missed the connection, community and purpose going to war provides. A group of guys is filling an empty space, a need God has put in us, but confusing their common sense. If you haven't read Tribe by Sebastian Junger, highly suggest. He started talking about the community issue with this cohort in 2016.