Amber Durgan and Rebekah Hargraves are joining forces on the show today to talk all about their new book releasing December 1, "Friendship Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections in an Isolated World." They also answer in a series of questions sent in by readers and listeners on the topic of friendship.
What We Chat about in Today’s Episode:
~Answering the following questions that were sent in:
*"What do I do if someone wants to be closer friends with me than I want to be with them?"
*"How does personality play into friendship?"
*"I have a friendship that is consistently draining. What should I do?"
*"Should we be closer to our Christian friends than we are to our non-Christian friends?"
*"My friend has recently made a decision I don't agree with. What should I do?"
*"Do you have any suggestions for maintaining long-distance friendships?"
*"What do I do if I have a friend with a different worldview than mine? Is that ok?"
*"How can I share the gospel without being 'preachy' about it?"
~The difference between being friends *with* everyone and being friendly *to* everyone; which we are actually called to
~What to expect from the book, topics we cover, etc.
~The importance of having already developed a certain depth of friendship before "going there" and addressing hard and personal topics
~The Matthew 18 Method blueprint for how to address hard situations with your friends
~The importance of asking ourselves how we are presenting the gospel to the people in our lives.
~And more!
For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast
