I’ve been thinking a lot lately the word “linger”. A couple months ago, I mentioned the idea in a sermon. It’s become a sort of family motto that we write on chalkboards and things around the house. As our van pulls up to a house, my wife turns around and tells the kids to remember to linger. The word means: present longer than expected. It’s the opposite of loneliness and I think it’s one of the most countercultural concepts I’ve ever heard of.