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“But until we lay down our defenses, until we stop trying to shield our insecurities and shame from the eyes of others, we will not experience the friendship that goes beyond the surface level, the kind we so long for. An unwillingness to be vulnerable is a threat to deep friendship” p.80

This book is super easy to read, it feels like a conversation, theres tons of good advice mixed in with practical steps, and stories to go along with it.

“God gives us relationships that are enjoyable and a blessing but also sanctify and challenge us out of our selfishness, because he intends to get the glory from our friendships” p.30

“I want the instagram picture of friendship, not the three-dimensional, real-life kind.” P.30

“We wouldn’t relate to each other from our differences; we would relate to each other from our commonality as new creations in Christ”