{"id":702,"date":"2025-10-04T00:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T00:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flourishingtogether.bc.edu\/?page_id=702"},"modified":"2025-10-31T14:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T14:37:55","slug":"tml6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flourishingtogether.bc.edu\/index.php\/tml6\/","title":{"rendered":"Third Place Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Churches and Faith Communities as Third Places\/ 5 of 5<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Power of Personal Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Gospels of Matthew and Luke both tell of an occasion when John the Baptist, who was in prison, sent disciples to Jesus to ask him a question: \u201cAre you he who is to come, or shall we look for another?\u201d (Mt 11:2-6; Lk 7:18-23) Was John struggling with his faith? Did he need to hear \u201cGood News\u201d? The answer Jesus gives just might have something important to say about how faith is passed on. He advises them to go tell John what they themselves had \u201cseen\u201d and \u201cheard.\u201d In other words, they were charged with telling their stories.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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