Aug 29, 2009
The disappearing of bookstores
Stackhouse on the disappearing of good (Christian) bookstores.
Yes indeed, we will get what we pay for.
Filed by edmund at 11.50 am under Faith |
Filed by edmund at 11.50 am under Faith |
Stackhouse on the disappearing of good (Christian) bookstores.
Yes indeed, we will get what we pay for.
You become like what you worship. You reflect the one you worship.
Those who keep on blogging
Those who help me understand what He said
What we think He is saying
What the world is saying
What the world is expressing
We depend so much on technology, yet we hardly care to know anything about it.
Great minds I finished (or gave up) wrestling with
Great minds that demand me to wrestle with
Where they are
Stay updated on my meandering thoughts (Syndicate).
One Comment
Anson
Yeah, when I just entered Regent, I refused to buy at the Regent bookstore and only shopped at Amazon, trying to save some money. But then, I read one of Stackhouse’s appeals, telling us that the bookstore is struggling to say alive, I started to appreciate it and became a regular patron. Afterall, the difference is usually only a buck or two for paperbacks. And I get to hold it in my hand, preview it as much as I want, and satisfy my immediate gratification.
I also began to appreciate and enjoy much of the personal touch when the staff knows your name, helps you to find books, and gives you recommendations. There is something indescribable that makes this world a better place when we are being appreciated and we appreciate others. Our world needs more humanness, not less.
Apparently, Apple understands this aspect of human nature:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJhRRcI1hNE
Aug 29th, 2009
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