Importance of Place: A Conversation with Neighbor Books Owner Joey Honesco

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This episode, we’re out of our usual space and recording from Neighbor Books in McKinney, Texas. We sit down with owner Joey Honesco to talk about place, calling, and the quiet power of presence.

Joey shares his journey of opening a bookstore rooted in community—a “third place” where people connect over books, coffee, and shared rhythms. We reflect on how God uses proximity and intentionality to shape us, drawing from our own stories of friendship, college memories, and the sacred ordinary.

We also dig into the tension of urban life—mobility, isolation, and what it really costs to belong. Through it all, we keep coming back to this: community takes work, but it’s worth it. Especially when we see it as preparation for the kingdom to come.

Topics Discussed

• (00:00) – Why Place Matters: God’s Intentional Design
• (12:31) – Proximity + Presence: How Real Community Happens
• (15:56) – Life Together: Practicing Connection in a Disconnected World
• (19:51) – Belonging Hurts: The Cost of Community
• (33:32) – The Beauty in the Broken: When Community is Worth It
• (40:47) – Resilience + Shalom: Holding On When It’s Hard

Guest Resources

• neighborbookstx.com
• Follow Neighbor Books

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