Archive for September, 2009
celebrating the value of friendship
every once in awhile i think of the old song that says “i get by with a little help from my friends”. okay so that dates me - but my point is that friendship is an important part of life - something to be cherished, protected and valued.
the book of proverbs says a friend loves [...]
Jealousy & Friendships
Shakespeare called jealousy the green eyes monster and the book of proverbs says jealousy is like a cancer that eats our bones !!
no wonder we think of jealousy best way to understand a godly type of jealousy is to look at the relationship between a husband and wife. any husband with any moral fiber at [...]
Trust and Friendships
trust is critical to a friendship. we’ve all been burned and if we’re honest…we’ve all done some “burning” ourselves (whether intentional or not).
sometimes these experiences jade us to the point of wondering whether close friendships or even worth it or not. sometimes these experiences lead us to conclude that there just aren’t that many honest, [...]
I’m not supposed to tell you this….but,
for the last few weeks we’ve been talking about God centered friendships. in fact, we’ve been talking about how one of the elements associated with covenant friendships is an oath. in a covenant friendship that oath is a promise not to do harm and to look out for another’s best interest always.
even when we are [...]
