Friendship
God wants you to have friends.
The Christian life grows best in community. We best learn the Word of God together (Acts 8) and we best learn the Love of God together (Acts 4).
Most of us don’t learn friendship well.
We are supposed to see healthy friendship modeled for us in the relationship both with and between our father and mother: how to work as a team, how to have fun, how to resolve disagreements, etc.
Unfortunately, marriage has been devastated by the sexual revolution and with it the stability of our friendships and communities.
You can learn to be a good friend.
Just because you have trauma and isolation in your past doesn’t mean that you can’t learn to be a good friend; you can. In fact, you can learn to be an amazing friend, because when you study what doesn’t come naturally to you, you oftentimes learn to do it better than those who only learned by modeling.
This podcast is the study of friendship.
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in friendship. Like a lot, a lot. And by the grace of God, I have the richest community and circle of friends today than I could have ever hoped for. I hope and pray that this series encourages you in your journey of friendship and building community.
Friendship Season Trailer
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Episode 1: What is Friendship?
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Episode 2: Choosing Good Friends
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Episode 3: Initiating Friendship
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Episode 4: Love Languages
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Episode 5: Starting the Conversation
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Episode 6: Listening
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Episode 7: Remembering Names
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Episode 8: The Importance of Showing Up
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Episode 9: Crockpots & Microwaves
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Episode 10: Inventory & Budgeting
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Episode 11: Trauma Dumping
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Episode 12: It doesn’t have to be Perfect
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Episode 13: Best Friends
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Episode 14: Jealousy
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Episode 15: The Importance of Asking for Help
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Episode 16: A Beginner’s Guide to Confrontation
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Episode 17: The Antidote to Jealousy
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Episode 19: Finding Friends on Social Media
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Episode 18: Why Confrontation is Necessary
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Episode 20: Friendship & Mental Health
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Episode 21: Initiation & Reciprocation
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Episode 22: Value Conflicts
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Episode 23: Vulnerability
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Episode 24: Confronting Leaders
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Episode 25: Mentors: The Good
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Episode 26: Mentors: The Bad & The Ugly
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Episode 27: Let God Redeem Your Triggers
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Episode 28: Friend Groups, Part 1
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Episode 29: Friend Groups, Part 2
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Episode 30: Seasons of Friendship
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