Spiritual Friendship: Learning to Be Friends with God and One Another

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Spiritual Friendship

Chapter 6 Testing Spiritual Friends (Book 3.39–75) . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Chapter 7 Accepting and Enjoying Spiritual Friends (Book 3.76–97) . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Chapter 8 Giving and Receiving between Spiritual Friends (Book 3.97–134) 147 Afterword 169 Resources for Application 175 Soul Work and Soul Care: Learning to Make Spiritual Friendshp a Fine Art 177 Continuing the Conversation 202 Map of Important Places 204 A Letter to God’s Friends and FellowWarriors On Why We Read the Sacred Roots Spiritual Classics Together 205 The Nicene Creed with Scriptural Support 221 From Before to Beyond Time: The Plan of God and Human History 225 About the Sacred Roots Project 228 Endnotes 233 Scripture Index . . . . . . . . . . . 235

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