Description
"Many in the church are insulated from in-depth interaction of any kind," say Jerry and Mary White in Friends and Friendship. "We wish we could say that Christians don't experience this frustration in friendship. But we can't."
God has placed within you a need for intimate companionship. When this need is unfulfilled, you're lonely. However, because of Christ's 's love y e you can deal with loneliness, the authors say. Here is help on how to make friends, how to keep the ones you have, and when you're justified in backing off from making new friends.
Here are sound biblical principles and practical suggestions to help you draw closer to God and to the people around you.
Explore:
- why we need friends
- hindrances to friendships
- how to heal wounded friendships
- how to be friends with your spouse or family members friendships in your church
- being friends with non-Christians... and more.
The authors say, "No one can have a meaningful existence without love and friendship. They are the substance of our emotional life." God knows your needs-He wants to give you close friends. In Friends and Friendship let Him show you His biblical cure for loneliness.ISBN:0891095004
