Michael McRay: I Am Not Your Enemy

I Am Not Your Enemy: Stories to Transform a Divided World
(Herald Press, 2020)

WHO: Michael McRay, a storyteller and facilitator.

HE SAYS: “Difference and disagreement are guaranteed for human relationships. More often than not, it’s how we deal with difference rather than being different, that determines our potential to be peaceable.”

THE BIG IDEA: True stories of reconciliation and justice that model how to overcome division.

THE PROGRESSION:
This collection of stories encourages readers by exploring how people choose hope in the midst of division.

“We can ram our heads against the walls that divide us, until we put cracks in them—cracks of hope.”

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Michael McRay
Michael McRayhttps://michaelmcray.com/

Michael McRay is an author, educator, and facilitator, using the power of personal stories to heal harm, make meaning, and create connection. He works most often with the global empathy nonprofit Narrative 4 and hosts Tenx9 Nashville Storytelling.

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