Episode 002: Isolation and the Need For Community

James Decker is a rural mayor. Dan Stewart is a rural pastor. Both care deeply about their local community and want to make Stamford TX better! This is not a podcast on politics or theology, but a conversation on how to be a good neighbor...

On this episode, we begin a multiple episode discussion on the dangers of living in isolation, and the innate need that all of us have for community. Then, we interview Lauren Decker, the wife of James, and the owner of Stamford Commons.

0:00 - Introduction.
8:10 - What we're currently reading.
  James:
   - The River - Peter Heller. Book Link
   - The Hidden Wound - Wendell Berry. Book Link
   - Small is Beautiful - E.F. Schumacher. Book Link
  Dan:
   - Wool - Hugh Howey. Book Link
   - Atomic Habits - James Clear. Book Link
    - No Silver Bullets - Daniel Im. Book Link
14:40 - Discussion on Isolation Begins
  Reading Recommendations on Isolation and Community:
  Dan:
   - From Isolation to Community - Myles Werntz. Book Link
   - Island - Aldous Huxley. Book Link
   - The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger. Book Link
  James:
   - Jayber Crow - Wendell Berry. Book Link
   - The Work of Local Culture - Wendell Berry.
45:55 - Interview with Lauren Decker
   - Present Over Perfect - Shauna Niequist. Book Link

988 - National Suicide Hotline