Author : Dana L. Robert
Publisher : Eerdmans
ISBN 13 : 9780802825711
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (257 download)
Book Synopsis Faithful Friendships by : Dana L. Robert
Download or read book Faithful Friendships written by Dana L. Robert and published by Eerdmans. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Friendship isn't always given a lot of thought--and lately, it doesn't get a lot of time and effort, either. But in a world of busy and isolated lives, in which friendships can too easily become shallow, tenuous, and homogeneous, Dana Robert insists that good friendships are a vital and transformative part of the Christian life--a mustard seed of the kingdom of God. She believes Christians have the responsibility--and opportunity--to be countercultural by making friends across cultural, racial, socioeconomic, and religious lines that separate people from each other. In this book Robert tells the stories of Christians who, despite or even because of difficult circumstances, experienced friendship with people unlike themselves as 'God with us', as exile, as testimony, and as celebration