Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship - Softcover

Earley, Justin Whitmel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310363004 ISBN 13: 9780310363002

Publisher: Zondervan, 2023

Synopsis

Discover the art of fostering life-giving, life-long friendships and the individual habits that make them possible.

Loneliness is deadly. We know this psychologically and spiritually. Sin wants us to be alone, and it often feels like today's world is tailor-made to keep us that way.

In Made for People—by bestselling author of The Habits of the Household—Justin Whitmel Earley explains why God made us to experience deep friendship and how we can cultivate them despite a culture of busyness, disconnection, and fear of vulnerability.

Through personal stories, research, and biblical wisdom, Justin paints of a picture of God's design for "covenant friendships." This book will teach you:

• How loneliness points to our God-given needs.
• Why vulnerability is the beginning of real friendship.
• How to deepen the friendships we already have.
• Key habits that create a lifestyle of friendship.

 

Isolation may be the norm of modern life, but it doesn’t have to be the story of yours, and it isn’t what you were made for. In fact, you were made to be among people who know you fully and love you anyway.

Leave behind loneliness and build the life of deep connection you long for.

About this title

About the Author

Justin Whitmel Earley is a writer, speaker, and lawyer. He is the author of The Common Rule, Habits of the Household, and Made for People, though he spends most days running his business law practice. Through his writing and speaking, Justin empowers God’s people to thrive through life-giving habits that form them in the love of God and neighbor. He continually explores both how physical habits are more spiritual than we think and how spiritual habits are more physical than we think. He lives with his wife and four boys in Richmond, Virginia, spends a lot of time around fires and porches with friends, and is a part-owner of a local gym. You can follow him online at justinwhitmelearley.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0310363004
• ISBN 13: 9780310363002
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256