Real

The Surprising Secret to Deeper Relationships

Catherine Parks

• Publisher: The Good Book Company
• Year: 2018
• eBook ISBN: 9781784983529
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Ministry

We long for authentic friendships with others—but in a world of carefully-curated social media, most of us are merely keeping up appearances. Both online and offline, we're all prone to only presenting the best side of ourselves.

This book shows us that, surprisingly, the secret to growing the relationships we crave is in developing a biblical habit of repentance. By being honest about our sin before God and receiving his forgiveness, we're freed be honest about our sin with others. When we drop the act and are real with others, we are both strengthened in our fight against sin and can start to grow authentic friendships.

Catherine Parks encourages women to resist the "I'm fine" culture, get real with each other about sin and experience authentic fellowship.

This book is great for reading with your book group, women's group, accountability partner, or one-to-one mentor—discussion questions are included for every chapter.

Table of contents

• Introduction
• 1. Finsta and Rinsta
• 2. The Way We Were
• 3. True to yourself?
• 4. Rehearsing Repentance
• 5. Your Roots are Showing
• 6. True Authenticity: Struggling Together
• 7. Dealing with Sirens
• Epilogue
• Endnotes