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Christian Friendship

You never want to underestimate the value of a true Christian friend. A Christian friend is the rare jewel of life, someone you can fully trust and confide in because this individual has proven to be uncompromisingly safe. I argue that this kind of confidant is vital to anyone’s spiritual and mental equilibrium. A few…

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Identify and Divide

I remember first meeting Mark over 30 years ago. I had never seen him before nor was I aware of any friends we may have had in common. We met in a professional setting and it seemed that as we worked alongside each other there was some unity  between us. Initially we only spent three…

Group of friends on a hike

Christian Friendships

About four weeks ago I reconnected with a good friend when I was down in Southern California.  There are certain relationships for whatever reason where even though you rarely see that person, when you do, everything reconnects.  It could be another six months or a year before we are together in his kitchen or at…

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How Do You Do Friendship?

I was reading a book this past week that talked about friendship. It was titled “Unified” by Senator Tim Scott and Congressman Trey Gowdy both from South Carolina. They wrote this book about their uncommon relationship that has developed into an incredibly strong friendship. Like all friendships they found things in common that bonded them…