S1E21 Friendship

Aug 8, 2018

Episode 21

In our current series on becoming fully human we’ve explored rest and the theology of work. In this episode we’re unpacking friendships and their importance in light of our Christian faith.

We tend to view friendship as trite and gloss over it, but friendship is not only essential but also a part of what God creates us for.

In John 15, Jesus calls us His friends. If He called us friends it points us towards the idea that friendship is both important and vital.

Shownotes

“To the Ancients, friendship seemed the happiest, the most fully human of all loves; the crown of life and the school of virtue. The modern world, in comparison, ignores it,” and “Friendship is unnecessary like philosophy, like art. It has no survival value rather it is one of those things that give value to survival,” are both from The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis
Ashifa Kassam’s article Is Vancouver lonelier than most cities or just better about addressing it?
John Cacioppo’s study on loneliness was featured in Laura Entis’ article Chronic Loneliness Is a Modern-Day Epidemic
The 2010 American Association of Retired Persons survey is referenced in G. Oscar Anderson’s article Loneliness Among Older Adults: A National Survey of Adults 45+
Billy Baker’s article The biggest threat facing middle-age men isn’t smoking or obesity. It’s loneliness.
Vivek Murthy served as the 19^th Surgeon General of the United States from 2013 until April 21, 2017
The Lord of the Rings quote is from The Return of the King
Bosom Buddies: A Photo History of Male Affection
The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman
Hemorrhaging Faith study
My Buddy by Walter Donaldson
Suzanne Degges-White’s article The 13 Essential Traits of Good Friends
Charles R. Ringma
Shane Claiborne
Anne of Green Gables