RE-RELEASE 122: Friendship Matters Q&A (Friendship Matters Series #10) with Amber Durgan and Rebekah Hargraves

This is a re-release of an episode which first came out right before Friendship Matters was published. Today we share it again as a way to end our Friendship Matters podcast series.   ~~~~~ Amber Durgan and Rebekah Hargraves are joining forces on the show today to talk all about their new book releasing December 1, “Friendship Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections in an Isolated World.” They also answer in a series of questions sent in by readers and listeners on the topic of friendship.   What We Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~Answering the following questions that were sent in: *”What do I do if someone wants to be closer friends with me than I want to be with them?” *”How does personality play into friendship?” *”I have a friendship that is consistently draining. What should I do?” *”Should we be closer to our Christian friends than we are to our non-Christian friends?” *”My friend has recently made a decision I don’t agree with. What should I do?” *”Do you have any suggestions for maintaining long-distance friendships?” *”What do I do if I have a friend with a different worldview than mine? Is that ok?” *”How can I share the gospel without being ‘preachy’ about it?” ~The difference between being friends *with* everyone and being friendly *to* everyone; which we are actually called to ~What to expect from the book, topics we cover, etc. ~The importance of having already developed a certain depth of friendship before “going there” and addressing hard and personal topics ~The Matthew 18 Method blueprint for how to address hard situations with your friends ~The importance of asking ourselves how we are presenting the gospel to the people in our lives. ~And more! For full shownotes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast