Introduction: Introducing a Series of Reflections on 40 Years of Spiritual Friendship Pop the Corks & Pass the Butter Tarts with Norm Allen
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Pop the corks & pass the butter tarts; June 2024 will mark Touchstone’s 40th birthday.
1984. That year, Apple launched the McIntosh, its first consumer computer; the brand-new video game Tetris was released; then Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announced his resignation; and a group of friends empowered me to start what would become Touchstone.
Over the past four decades, Touchstone grew into a ministry that offers, encourages, and teaches friendship in Christ among leaders in the business, political, arts, and spiritual marketplaces.
Over the years, friends and colleagues encouraged me to write about my spiritual journey as it has woven together with Touchstone’s. After contemplating this for some time, I realized that I have a storeroom of treasures that ought not to be archived or stowed away, rather, they are tools, treasures, which I’ve brought out again and again, to help people who are part of our community.
This Introduction will serve as the first of several chapters recounting that story, which will be released in podcast and blog formats over the coming six months, culminating in a digital book and print version.
It will also lead up to Touchstone’s 40th Birthday Party on June 9th, 2024, when we will celebrate the Touchstone years one last time. And, you’re all invited.
Pop the corks & pass the butter tarts; June 2024 will mark Touchstone’s 40th birthday.
1984. That year, Apple launched the McIntosh, its first consumer computer; the brand-new video game Tetris was released; then Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau announced his resignation; and a group of friends empowered me to start what would become Touchstone.
Over the past four decades, Touchstone grew into a ministry that offers, encourages, and teaches friendship in Christ among leaders in the business, political, arts, and spiritual marketplaces.
Over the years, friends and colleagues encouraged me to write about my spiritual journey as it has woven together with Touchstone’s. After contemplating this for some time, I realized that I have a storeroom of treasures that ought not to be archived or stowed away, rather, they are tools, treasures, which I’ve brought out again and again, to help people who are part of our community.
This Introduction will serve as the first of several chapters recounting that story, which will be released in podcast and blog formats over the coming six months, culminating in a digital book and print version.
It will also lead up to Touchstone’s 40th Birthday Party on June 9th, 2024, when we will celebrate the Touchstone years one last time. And, you’re all invited.