The Stories We Live By, by Timothy & Michael Keller, Pre-Buy

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"Do what makes you happy, be true to yourself, and live free." If these slogans promise the good life, why do they so often leave us feeling hollow and empty? Could it be that the stories our modern world tells us about happiness, freedom, and identity are the source of our growing anxiety and disillusionment?

The Stories We Live By is the culmination of a journey Michael Keller began with his father, pastor Timothy Keller, before his passing. This book unmasks the hidden cultural narratives that shape our lives, often without our knowledge. They examine 7 dominant narratives of modern culture concerning identity, power, freedom, morality, truth, happiness, and progress. They reveal how these stories contain elements of truth, yet are built on flawed assumptions that leave us fragile, divided, and unable to cope with life.

This book will help you:

• Recognize where these stories appear throughout culture
• Understand why they leave us feeling hollow and unfulfilled
• Decode the specific ways these stories hijack our decision-making--and learn how to critically evaluate them going forward
• Understand why the Christian story offers a more satisfying answer to our deepest longings
• Make sense of both the beauty and the brokenness of the world
• Find a hope that can sustain us through suffering, grounded in a story that is bigger than death itself

• The Stories We Live By: How Jesus Critiques and Completes What Our Culture Tells Us, by Timothy & Michael Keller
• Hardcover
• 256 pages

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