Story Makers: Storytellers by Design

What if the greatest story ever told includes your name?

In a culture dominated by curated profiles, endless noise, and soul-numbing distraction, many of us feel like background characters in our own lives. But what if God is inviting you to step into the center of a redemptive narrative-one where your ordinary moments matter, your brokenness has meaning, and your story is already part of something eternal?

Story Makers is a bold and beautiful invitation to live differently. Through vivid storytelling, biblical insight, and cultural critique, Brian Bozarth exposes the subtle lies that keep us numb, scattered, and spiritually passive-and helps you recover the sacred art of living with intention, vulnerability, and wonder.

From the streets of Hong Kong, Paris, South Africa, and America to the quiet ache of modern anxiety, Bozarth blends theology, psychology, and poetic storytelling into a call to presence and purpose. A path back to meaning. Back to presence. Back to God.

This book is a deeply personal and compelling invitation to step out of the audience and back into the narrative God is writing for you. It is a call to move from being a passive story-watcher to an active story-maker.

With unflinching honesty and backed by compelling research, Story Makers dismantles the myths of our distracted age, revealing:

• The Science of Distraction: How our smartphones are shrinking our attention spans to mere seconds, draining our cognitive capacity, and why a "wandering mind is an unhappy mind".

• The Danger of the "Curated Self" The psychological toll of performing for an online audience and the high emotional cost of living a filtered life.

• The Existential Vacuum: Why a life obsessed with safety and comfort inevitably leads to boredom, anxiety, and manufacturing our own drama.

• The Power of Your Primary Narrative: How rediscovering your place in God's great story can bring purpose and coherence to a fragmented world.

But this book is not a critique; it's a commission. Bozarth offers a grace-filled, practical roadmap back to an authentic and meaningful life. You will discover:

• The Unfiltered Path to Presence: Actionable steps to reclaim your attention from the noise and find God in the sacred ordinary.

• How to Cultivate an Undivided Heart: Moving from a fractured existence to a life centered on a single, joyful purpose.

• The Power of Your Personal Testimony: Why your unique story-scars and all-is a spiritual weapon and a world-changing gift.

• The Secret to a Lasting Legacy: How to become a "keeper of the flame," passing on a vibrant faith that creates ripples for generations to come.

If you are tired of living a life that wouldn't make a good story, if you long to trade distraction for depth and performance for presence, then it's time to become a Story Maker.

Stop scrolling through someone else's adventure. It's time to start living your own.