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In this age of limitless digital connections, we are somehow lonelier than ever. This isn't just bad news--it's dangerous news. Loneliness puts us at greater health risk than smoking or obesity, but we would sooner label ourselves overweight than admit we are lonely. It is a secret that is killing us.Contrary to all our efforts, the answer is not found in more connections, but deeper ones that mirror God himself as the originator of friendship and the original Friend. The Art of Friendship walks with you into a greater understanding of how God has equipped you to be a friend and to have meaningful friendships. With step-by-step guidance, you will begin to strategize how to fulfill your divine calling as a friend. And through God's Word, as you come to understand the depth and width and breadth of God as Friend, you will discover that the spiritual discipline of friendship is both life-changing and life-giving.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	07 janvier 2020
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493422616
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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“If you long for life-sharing friendships in a world filled with social media relationships and a lack of intimacy, read this book! Kim Wier skillfully weaves personal stories with biblical truth and an abundance of action steps that will provide all the tools you need to develop lasting friendships. I especially benefited from her list of questions that help relationships to go deeper. Read this book yourself and then invite a group of women to go through the chapters together. I know you’ll not only get wise instruction—you’ll make lifetime friends!”
—Carol Kent, speaker and author of Becoming a Woman of Influence
“ This book. Oh my! I was hooked from the very first sentence. Kim has a gift for weaving relatable and often hilarious stories with gentle Bible truths that guide us toward God’s plan for relationships. The Art of Friendship reminds me why my friends are a gift—and how to treasure them well.”
—Becky Kopitzke, author, speaker, writing coach
“Blending practical tips with biblical insight, Kim Wier paints a compelling portrait of the complexities of friendship, and the longing for community that stirs deep within our souls. Honest, relatable, and truth-filled, The Art of Friendship will inspire you to seek, pursue, and grow in authentic relationships.”
—Amanda Barratt, author of My Dearest Dietrich: A Novel of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’ s Lost Love
“In a world dominated by shallow social media relationships, Kim Wier reminds us how biblical friendship is essential for life and joy, beautifully modeled by Christ. Using honest stories from her life and Scripture, Kim will take you by the hand and guide you to discover the true meaning of friendship.”
—Kate Battistelli, author of The God Dare
“We are in an era where we are more connected than ever before, but the practice of friendship—the art of it, as Kim so beautifully writes—is becoming a lost expression. Kim gives us fresh perspective on what true connection and community look like, and she helps us understand God’s purpose beyond ourselves for friendship, along with tangible ways we can develop new friendships and nurture old ones.”
—Julie Lyles Carr, bestselling author of Raising an Original and Footnotes , pastor of LifeWomen Women’s Ministry, host of The Modern Motherhood podcast
“Kim Wier has her thumb on the pulse of women’s hopes, insecurities, and desires, illuminating issues that wear us down, build us up, wound, and heal. Contained within are the beautiful truths that God sees His daughters in all their beauty and delights in connecting them with each other.”
—Kristen Heitzmann, bestselling author
“You would be hard-pressed to find much agreement between diverse thinkers such as noted Christian C. S. Lewis and ardent atheist Frederick Nietzsche. Yet they both agree that friendship should be our grandest pursuit. I can’t think of a better guide in this crucial pursuit than Kim Wier.”
—Tim Muehlhoff, professor of communication, Biola University
“In a world of online relationships falling woefully short of meeting our God-given need to connect, Kim Wier’s wise thoughts on how to experience true friendship ground this wise and timely tutorial. And her wit—it’s just icing on the cake! Kudos, Kim!”
—Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, author of the storytelling cookbook Hungry Is a Mighty Fine Sauce
“I had only read a few paragraphs of The Art of Friendship and I felt I was reading my story. There was an immediate heart and soul connection with Kim. Kim’s words soothed aches that I didn’t know I had stuffed way down deep. She speaks words of truth and hope, and I know I’d love to sit across the table from her and share a cup of coffee and slice of pie. I believe you would too.”
—Tara Royer Steele, author, founder of Royers Pie Haven and graceupongracegirl.com
“Once again, I was shy and awkward with a tray of food I was too anxious to eat, wondering if someone would have a seat for me at the table. In The Art of Friendship , Kim Wier shows us a glimpse into her discovery of finding friendship at a young age and realizing the beauty of the friendship we often let slip away in the name of busyness and adulthood. You and I crave meaningful connection and friendship that fuels our souls; this book is your new BFF guidebook.”
—Jennifer Renee Watson, author of Freedom!: The Gutsy Pursuit of Breakthrough and the Life Beyond It , and cohost of the More Than Small Talk podcast
“In a social media culture of taps, swipes, and likes, it’s easy to wrongly assume that connecting with ‘friends’ all day long on a screen is actually friendship. In The Art of Friendship , Kim Wier taps in to the hows—and how not to’s—of having up close, authentic relationships in a biblical and powerful, yet refreshingly practical way. Consider it your go-to guide for finding and maintaining healthy friendships, and also for knowing how to spot one that is not.”
—Karen Ehman, New York Times bestselling author of Keep It Shut: What to Say, How to Say It, and When to Say Nothing at All
“Kim Wier has a way with words: She’s funny, inspiring, heartfelt, and true. She has set her sights on raising the act of friendship to the level of art. If you’ve been feeling like your friendships are lackluster, less-than-intimate, or completely AWOL, let Kim remind you to pick up your paints and pallets and change the picture of your life.”
—Anita Renfroe, comedian and author
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
© 2020 by Kim Wier
Published by Bethany House Publishers
11400 Hampshire Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55438
www.bethanyhouse.com
Bethany House Publishers is a division of
Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan
www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Ebook edition created 2020
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
ISBN 978-0-7642-3443-9
Library of Congress Control Number: 2019949895
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com
Scripture quotations identified ESV are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2011
Scripture quotations identified The Message are from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Scripture quotations identified NASB are from the New American Standard Bible®, copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)
Scripture quotations identified NKJV are from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations identified NLT are from the Holy Bible , New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations identified TLB are from The Living Bible, copyright © 1971. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Cover design by Emily Weigel
Cover photography by Jacob Lund
Author represented by The Gates Group
Dedication
For Tony.
Every place I go and everything I do and everyone I reach is your doing too. In the words of e.e. cummings, “I carry your heart with me . . . I am never without it.”
Contents
Cover 1
Endorsements 2
Half Title Page 5
Title Page 7
Copyright Page 8
Dedication 9
1. Where’s the BFF? 13
2. Knowing Up from Down 23
3. Friends Not Fads 30
4. Filling the Tank 37
5. The Who’s Who List 46
6. Friend Yourself 59
7. This Is Us 72
8. What a Girl Wants 81
9. Till Death Do Us Part 88
10. Service with a Smile 100
11. Love by Any Other Name Is Not the Same 109
12. Love Is . . . 119
13. How to Lose a Friend in Ten Days 132
14. Time to Grow Up 148
15. The Care and Feeding of Friends 162
16. How Does Your Garden Grow? 176
Acknowledgments 183
Notes 185
About the Author 187
Back Cover 189
1 Where’s the BFF?
I recall the exact day I discovered my dog had more committed friendships than I had. I found myself in midlife and bereft of girlfriends, and I hadn’t realized how deficient my relationships were.
For the past twenty years, I have written a faith-based humor column for our local newspaper. The column chronicles the ups, downs, joys, and challenges of life in rural Texas—and specifically in the life of the Wier family. Along with storytelling, I share a spiritual insight, a lesson of faith, or a word of encouragement. Through the years the readers have watched my kids grow up, laughed at their mischief (and mine), and generally enjoyed stories that mirror their own family lives. Of course, there are always plenty of animal stories to share. The Wiers are pet people. But we are not the kind of pet people who just have too many dogs; we have too many everything: a llama, horses, dogs, cats, a wolf, a bird, ferrets, guinea pigs, and one very grumpy pig. From this list, you might surmise that we live on a farm. We do not, much to the chagrin of some of our neighbors. We live in a country neighborhood with an unfenced yard where I am sure many have labeled us that family.
We try hard to keep our animals from being nuisances and have had moderate success: There was the Christmas the two stray dogs who adopted us stole our neighbor’s UPS packages and ripped them open on our