Friendship

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Why We Put Up With Bad Friendships

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Have you ever wished that your relational life was like Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants? Surrounded by people who are all supportive, who want the best for you and will go to bat for you; who know when you need picking up and when you need a stern word. Instead, friendships are often a tricky arena.
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How God Restored a Strained Friendship

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R and I are the same age, and we were often classmates in primary and secondary school. When I first started going to church, we were in the same Bible Study group. We were even baptised on the same day. She was, it seemed, the perfect “church girl”. A talented singer with a vivacious personality. By contrast, I struggled to fit in despite my best attempts.

3 Signs of a Healthy Friendship

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As much as we’d love some good friends in our lives, we should start with one of the most basic questions: What do flourishing friendships actually look like?
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When a Friend Falls Away from Faith

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My friend had lost his close friend months ago, and he's been angry with God ever since.  I tried to comfort him and steer him back to God. But he was in no state to listen.
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Walking With a Friend Who’s Grieving a Divorce

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Genevieve’s voice poured through the phone to me. She’s going through court proceedings following a horrific divorce.
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3 Reasons We Find it Hard to Help

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In an ideal world, we can be found with our sleeves rolled up, giving the community hall a good lick of paint. Or a friend popping by with our favourite meals when we’re sick.    Yet, when it comes to carrying those actions out in our own lives, sometimes it’s not quite as easy as we imagine it to be . . .  
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What Keeps Us From Going Deep in Friendships

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When I first found out that my thirdborn was a girl, a real part of me was afraid. I should have been happier to welcome a girl. But the thing is. . . female friendships had left me limping.
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Can Guys And Girls Really Just Be Friends?

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In this modern day and age of mixed signals between members of the opposite sex, how can we cultivate healthy intergender friendship?
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What I Have Learned About Friendships From Church

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My friends once lamented to me how hard it was to form new friendships once we hit a certain age. Having spent a large part of my life moving towns and countries, I know too well the pain of having to start all over again and make new friends.