Shalomies: Shalom + Friendship

In this episode of Shalomies, Yana and Elizabeth explore the joys and struggles of friendship, confessing the time they've gotten it wrong and what God has taught them along the way. They discuss the pain of friendship loss and share the practices they adopted to avoid it when possible. If you’re in the thick of a relational conflict or grieving friends lost, we pray this conversation will provide you with hope and direction as you consider what’s your next step in cultivating shalom in your friendships.

Key Scriptures:

• Psalm 131
• Psalm 139:23–24
• Ecclesiastes 4:9–12
• John 15:13
• Acts 15:36–41
• Romans 11:36
• Romans 12:18
• Galatians 2:11–14
• Galatians 6:2
• James 4:1–2

Questions Covered In This Episode:

1. Why do you think friendship has become a rising conversation in our culture?
2. How has your understanding about friendship evolved over time?
3. What does Scripture tell us about friendship?
4. How do we maintain and pursue shalom in our friendships?
5. Can you think of a time when shalom was broken in a friendship? What did it look like to repair that relationship?
6. How do we grieve friendship loss?

Recommended Resources:

• Living Beyond Offense: Doing The Hard Work of Forgiveness God's Way
• Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship

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