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Average rating: 4.82 · 38 ratings · 18 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	You Need Friends: Reclaim Your God-Given Design for Community and Remedy Your Loneliness for Good 4.82 avg rating — 38 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive, #4)

by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author)

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Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation (Transforming Resources)

by M. Robert Mulholland Jr.

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Jake Thurston liked Chad Hoy's review of Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive, #2): This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
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Jake Thurston rated a book it was amazing The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended \| Restore Passion in Christian Marriage \| Biblical Relationship Book for Couples by Sheila Wray Gregoire (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
As a pastor who does a lot of premarital counseling with young couples, I’ve been looking for a box that discusses healthy Christian sexuality-and boy, does this one ace it! Every chapter was so helpful, so well written, and thoroughly backed with sc ...more
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Jake Thurston and 1 other person liked Madi Thompson's review of You Need Friends: Reclaim Your God-Given Design for Community and Remedy Your Loneliness for Good: "Fantastic advice on how to deepen not just your Christian friendships and faith but also an interesting quick history and current development of human relations. Would recommend to anyone looking on how to delve deeper into their faith, relationships" Read more of this review »
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Jake Thurston made a comment on Brennen Schmitt’s review of Project Hail Mary " Rocky for president, bro! "
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Jake Thurston and 2 other people liked Brennen Schmitt's review of Project Hail Mary: "Did I read it in 2 days? Yes. Do I still think it’s overrated? Yeahhhh. I just kept thinking “Why is everyone so obsessed with this?” Don’t get me wrong, it’s good. But I don’t think I’d ever read it again. "
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Jake Thurston made a comment on Ali Varghese ’s review of You Need Friends: Reclaim Your God-Given Design for Community and Remedy Your Loneliness for Good " Aw! Thanks so much for the review, Ali! 😊 "
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