
Friend-ish
Reclaiming Real Friendship in a Culture of Confusion – the Perfect Christian Galentine's Day Gift
Thomas Nelson · Print & ebook · August 27, 2019
For so many of us, our friends are like family members--we lean on them through our highest highs and our lowest lows--but sometimes those friendships don't turn out quite as we hoped.
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- Who it’s for
- A practical look at friendship, built for conversation and reflection.
- Genres
- Christian Family & Relationships, Friendship, Christian Personal Growth
- Published
- Thomas Nelson, August 27, 2019
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For so many of us, our friends are like family members--we lean on them through our highest highs and our lowest lows--but sometimes those friendships don't turn out quite as we hoped. Bible teacher Kelly Needham debunks our world's constricted, narrow view of friendship and casts a richer, more life-giving, biblical vision for friendship. In Friend-ish, Kelly Needham reminds us that we were called to more than halfhearted friendships and lukewarm connections.
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We need something more stable, secure, and sacred. We were designed for real friendship--but the difficult truth is that too many of us are settling for less. Kelly deconstructs what Scripture says about the gift of friendship and takes a closer look at the distorted view that most of us have instead. As she shares the lessons she's learned from experience, Kelly paints her own glorious vision of what Christian friendship could look like. With hard-fought wisdom, a clear view of Scripture, and a been-there perspective, Friend-ish teaches us how to: - Recognize symptoms of idolatry and toxic dependency - Boldly ask for what we need from our community of friends - Understand and address the problems that arise in friendship--from neediness to discord - Recognize when it's time to end an unhealthy friendship - Reorient toward the purposeful, loving relationships we all crave that ultimately bring us closer to God - Find the friends you need and start to become that friend for others Join Kelly as she challenges you to view your chosen family in a new light, gain a vision of friendship according to Jesus, and finally enjoy friendships as God intended.
Friendship, Reframed
A practical look at friendship, built for conversation and reflection.
Come here for
- friendship talk with a Christian frame
- giftable, discussion-friendly format
Expect
- straightforward Christian personal-growth angle
- useful for study, gifting, or book-club chat
Where it sits
| Friendship | 73% |
|---|---|
| Christian Family & Relationships | 69% |
| Christian Personal Growth | 52% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Friendship
- Christian Family & Relationships
- Christian Personal Growth
- Spiritual Growth
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- Women's Issues (Christian)
- Breaking Codependency
- Building Self-Esteem
- Authors
- Kelly Needham
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson
- Published
- August 27, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Friendship