friendships

What is True Christian Friendship?

What is True Christian Friendship?

When you think of friendship, what comes to mind? People who affirm you? Those with whom you can share your heart? Someone you could call in the dead of night—and they would be happy to help you?

I think each of those is true. And, such friends are rare.

But, what is even rarer is the friend who sees something even better in you than you see in yourself and wants you to be the best You. They see the person whom you truly are in Christ.

Loneliness--What You Can Do in a Pandemic

Loneliness--What You Can Do in a Pandemic

How to conquer loneliness in a pandemic.

I read a study this week that was completed by Cigna Insurance—back in January—before the pandemic heated up in America.

Even back then, when life still seemed “normal,” more than 60% of Americans reported feeling “lonely, left out, poorly understood, and lacking companionship.” Sixty percent! This is more than three in five Americans. My guess is that most of the industrialized countries see similar numbers. In America, that is an increase of 13% in loneliness in just two years.