Made for People
Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Zondervan
- Published: 2023
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Publisher's Description
Discover the art of fostering life-giving, life-long friendships and the individual habits that make them possible. Loneliness is deadly. We know this psychologically and spiritually. Sin wants us to be alone, and it often feels like today's world is tailor-made to keep us that way. In Made for People —by bestselling author of The Habits of the Household —Justin Whitmel Earley explains why God made us to experience deep friendship and how we can cultivate them despite a culture of busyness, disconnection, and fear of vulnerability. Through personal stories, research, and biblical wisdom, Justin paints of a picture of God's design for "covenant friendships." This book will teach you: How loneliness points to our God-given needs. Why vulnerability is the beginning of real friendship. How to deepen the friendships we already have. Key habits that create a lifestyle of friendship. Isolation may be the norm of modern life, but it doesn’t have to be the story of yours, and it isn’t what you were made for. In fact, you were made to be among people who know you fully and love you anyway. Leave behind loneliness and build the life of deep connection you long for.
Endorsements (5)
“One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” God designed us for relationship, and it is to friendship we are called. In our world, rugged individualism and resilient independence are admired, but this path leads to loneliness and despair. Justin Whitmel Earley’s Made for People is a clarion call to covenant friendship—a deep, abiding love that comes from vulnerability and trust. Don’t go to ruin; be encouraged and equipped as you read—and pursue friendship.”
“Few of us want to admit how lonely we are. It feels shameful, even though almost everyone is facing loneliness right now. In this book, Justin Whitmel Earley draws us out of all of that to show us not just why we need people but how to combat this lonely age. This book is practical and timely and will make you feel less alone.”
“this book will both convict and encourage you toward becoming more and more like Christ.”
“In an age when loneliness and isolation feel especially pernicious, we desperately need steady wisdom and clear guidance toward a better way. In Made for People, Justin Whitmel Earley offers us just that. Earley is a wise, compelling, and gentle guide, helping readers better understand and cultivate the God-given gift of friendship. I’m grateful for this book and am confident it will bless its readers.”
“In my experience, the men who are experiencing the deepest pain are often the men who are most alone. This book won’t just bring hope, it will point you to Jesus and, as a result, bring healing.”
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