165: Life-Giving Friendships of the Bible (Solo Episode 29) with Rebekah Hargraves (Friendship Matters Series #2)

Two weeks ago we kicked off a brand new solo podcast series based on a book I co-authored with my dear friend, Amber Durgan, entitled "Friendship Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections in an Isolated World".  In that first episode we covered the introduction and first chapter of the book, while this week we're zeroing in on chapter 2. This chapter is all about friendships of the Bible, and our focus today will be on friendships of the Old Testament and what we can learn from them. For a conversation all about friendships of the New Testament, head on over to Amber's podcast episode tomorrow! What I Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~6 different friendships of the Old Testament: Ruth and Naomi David and Jonathan Elijah and Elisha Esther and Mordecai Job and his friends Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego ~Characteristics of life-giving friendships that we see in their friendships; what we can learn from these friends in the Bible ~The power and beauty of multi-generational friendships ~Close friendship as something to be prioritized and enjoyed by men, as well ~Friendship as being something that spurs you on to greatness rathe than holding you back out of jealousy or fear ~Having a commitment to friendship ~Sacrificial friendships ~The what to do (And what not to do!) that we learn from Job's friends ~The impact friendship can have on seeing people come to Christ ~And more! For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast