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About this book
2017 ECPA Christian Book Award Finalist (Faith and Culture category)
Is real friendship too risky?
We live in a world where real friendship is hard to find. Suspicious of others and insecure about ourselves, we retreat into the safety of our small, self-made worlds. Now more than ever, it's easy to avoid people with whom we disagree or whose life experiences don't mirror our own. Safe among like-minded peers and digital "friends," we really don't have to engage with those who can challenge and enhance our limited perspectives. Tragically, even the church can become a place that minimizes diversity and reinforces isolation.
Jesus models a much richer vision of friendship. Scott Sauls, pastor and teacher, invites you to see the breadth of Christ's love in this book, BeFriend. Join Scott on this journey through twenty-one meditations to inspire actively pursuing God's love through expanding your circle of friends.
Scott has met too many people whose first impulse is to fence off their lives with relational barriers that only end up starving their own souls.
Yes, it's true: Real friendship is costly. Love does make us vulnerable. But without risk, our lives will remain impoverished.
Join Scott in BeFriend as he summons you toward diverse friendship that can enrich your life and, in the process, reveal a better version of yourself.
Is real friendship too risky?
We live in a world where real friendship is hard to find. Suspicious of others and insecure about ourselves, we retreat into the safety of our small, self-made worlds. Now more than ever, it's easy to avoid people with whom we disagree or whose life experiences don't mirror our own. Safe among like-minded peers and digital "friends," we really don't have to engage with those who can challenge and enhance our limited perspectives. Tragically, even the church can become a place that minimizes diversity and reinforces isolation.
Jesus models a much richer vision of friendship. Scott Sauls, pastor and teacher, invites you to see the breadth of Christ's love in this book, BeFriend. Join Scott on this journey through twenty-one meditations to inspire actively pursuing God's love through expanding your circle of friends.
Scott has met too many people whose first impulse is to fence off their lives with relational barriers that only end up starving their own souls.
Yes, it's true: Real friendship is costly. Love does make us vulnerable. But without risk, our lives will remain impoverished.
Join Scott in BeFriend as he summons you toward diverse friendship that can enrich your life and, in the process, reveal a better version of yourself.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Endorsements
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Chapter One: A Case for Befriending
- Chapter Two: Befriend the One in the Mirror
- Chapter Three: Befriend the “Other”
- Chapter Four: Befriend Prodigals and Pharisees
- Chapter Five: Befriend the Wrecked and the Restless
- Chapter Six: Befriend the Shamed and Ashamed
- Chapter Seven: Befriend the Ones You Can’t Control
- Chapter Eight: Befriend True Friends and Significant Others
- Chapter Nine: Befriend Sexual Minorities
- Chapter Ten: Befriend Dysfunctional Family Members
- Chapter Eleven: Befriend the Children
- Chapter Twelve: Befriend Those Grieving and Dying
- Chapter Thirteen: Befriend the Poor and Empty-Handed
- Chapter Fourteen: Befriend the Other Race
- Chapter Fifteeen: Befriend the Rich and Powerful
- Chapter Sixteen: Befriend the Bullies and Perpetrators
- Chapter Seventeen: Befriend Vulnerable Women and Humans Not Yet Born
- Chapter Eighteen: Befriend Strangers and Refugees
- Chapter Nineteen: Befriend Those Who Vote against You
- Chapter Twenty: Befriend People with Disabilities and Special Needs
- Chapter Twenty-One: Befriend the God Who Embraces You
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Preview of Jesus Outside the Lines