The Life We're Looking For

Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World

By: Andy Crouch

Narrated by: Andy Crouch

A deeply reflective primer on creating meaningful connections, rebuilding abundant communities, and living in a way that engages our full humanity in an age of unprecedented anxiety and loneliness—from the author of The Tech-Wise Family

“A unique exploration of tech’s effect on relationships. Andy is one of my favorite living writers, and I would consider this his best book.”—John Mark Comer, New York Times bestselling author of Practicing the Way and The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

Our greatest need is to be recognized—to be seen, loved, and embedded in rich relationships with those around us. But for the last century, we’ve displaced that need with the ease of technology. We’ve dreamed of mastery without relationship (what the premodern world called magic) and abundance without dependence (what Jesus called Mammon). Yet even before a pandemic disrupted that quest, we felt threatened and strangely out of place: lonely, anxious, bored amid endless options, oddly disconnected amid infinite connections.

In The Life We’re Looking For, bestselling author Andy Crouch shows how we have been seduced by a false vision of human flourishing—and how each of us can fight back. From the social innovations of the early Christian movement to the efforts of entrepreneurs working to create more humane technology, Crouch shows how we can restore true community and put people first in a world dominated by money, power, and devices.

There is a way out of our impersonal world, into a world where knowing and being known are the heartbeat of our days, our households, and our economies. Where our vulnerabilities are seen not as something to be escaped but as the key to our becoming who we were made to be together. Where technology serves us rather than masters us—and helps us become more human, not less.

Great Analysis of the Battlefield of Life

I have never seen the concept of mammon so clearly illustrated. I needed this warning more than I realized!

A gentle yet challenging call to action

The Life We’re Looking For manages to challenge the status quo in a way that doesn’t frighten you. This book calls for a radical rethinking of your life and culture, but it gets you excited to do so. Andy Crouch manages to draw out of you the deep desires you perhaps didn’t know existed. In this way, it’s not a jarring slap in the face for “sinning” but a gentle yet challenging call to action. But this call to action is a call to be more human. More you. You without the magic and mammon. Loved this book!

A true gift

Andy’s gift to us through written word summarizes the life we truly are looking for and I’m extremely grateful for someone who uses his gift to articulate the history and inheritance we have and can have through a life of love inspired by Jesus to be thousand generation children of the Living God.

But the greatest of these is love

I have a much deeper, more full view of love, fellowship, and relationship. This book opened my eyes to the profound impact we can have on each other and the depth of the meaning behind “but the greatest of these is love” and that the hard things are where the most memorable life giving events usually occur. Thank you for this amazing book.

Must Read

This book is one I will read again and again over the years. It is truthful, hopeful, and encouraging. Great book to start the year!