Covenant Friendship : An Ex-Loner's Guide to Authentic Friendships - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0991563808 ISBN 13: 9780991563807

Publisher: Banlican House Publishers

Synopsis

This book is written for people who appear to have many friends but are increasingly aware that are “loners.” It is for people who are weary of superficial, conditional relations, and who long for authentic friends. It is for people who need a roadmap for developing the deepest possible friends – covenant friends. Don’t let the word “covenant” frighten you. A covenant is a vital relational concept. It more than a contract, which form the basis for lawsuits when the terms of the contract are violated. A covenant is a bonding between two persons or parties. It is two people becoming one. Covenant brings marriage to mind for most of us. Marriage involves making covenant commitments which are enduring. But have you ever realized that real friend requires similar covenant commitment? As a matter of fact, friend is the training ground for marriage. It is unwise for a person to attempt covenant marriage until they have learned the practice of covenant friend. In addition to explaining why friend is second only in importance to our relation with God, the book will help the reader learn how to: identify, evaluate, and test potential covenant friends come out of hiding and risk disclosure about who we are negotiate a friend covenant and resolve relational difficulties While no book can or should persuade the reader to take a relational step for which they are not ready, it is the author’s hope that “Covenant Friend: An Ex-Loner’s Guide to Authentic Friends” will create a thirst for at least one intimate friend. It is the writer’s hope that each reader will, at the right time, find the courage to give up being a loner.

Edition details

• Publisher: Banlican House Publishers
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0991563808
• ISBN 13: 9780991563807
• Binding: Hardcover