Friendship

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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.
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Getting Ill Showed Me God’s Grace

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Dread gripped my heart when my Covid test returned positive. As I frantically did what I could to look after myself, God used that downtime to upend a few fears in me and showed me how much He cared for me.

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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Our Friendship Palette: #YMIFriendlyReminders Art Challenge Gallery

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True friends deserve to be recognised and celebrated! In an effort to say thank you to our besties, we ran the #YMIFriendlyReminders art challenge inviting our artists to send in their illustrations reflecting God’s gift of friendship.
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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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Love is an Ocean of …

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Are you tired of kissing all the wrong frogs and putting yourself out there? Struggling with unresolved family conflict? Or, just looking to walk with a friend who's hurting? We all can't live without love--and yet, loving hurts! How can we keep on loving when it's tough? Let's explore these ideas together.
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4 Myths We Hold Onto in Our Everyday Relationships

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Whether it’s “family comes first”, or “a friend in need is a friend indeed”, there are certain relationship myths we all hold onto that significantly shape the way we relate to others—how we treat them, how much time and effort we give to them, what we expect of them. 
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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.