We found 3 episodes of Draw Near with the tag “virtue”.
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How to "Friend"
April 24th, 2024 | 45 mins 58 secs
friends, friendship, holiness, virtue
The desire for meaningful friendship is a beautiful and very human want. We were made for relationship and both the desire for and friendship itself, are gifts from God. Yet, so many of us often feel alone; or, lost in a sea of acquaintances, we feel like we don't have any "real" friends. We feel alone. We find ourselves focussing more on "fitting in" than belonging; of allowing ourselves to be known by different "versions" of ourselves, rather than who we actually are. How are we to overcome this? We live in a time in which social media shapes our culture and our thinking so much. We click "add friend" to add "friends." Yet, we find little fulfillment in this. How are we to actually "Add Friend" in real life? How do we "friend?" Why is it more important to "belong" in a friendship, than to simply "fit in?" What can we learn from Jesus about what true friendship looks like? How can we follow his example? These are some of the questions we set out to answer as we reflect on Scripture, our own experiences, and of course, our own friendship.
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DN Classics: Virtuous Friendship
April 17th, 2024 | 55 mins 15 secs
friends, friendship, holiness, virtue
Drawing from our vault, we share one of our earliest (but most downloaded) episodes as we lay a foundation for an all new follow up episode next week! In today's culture, it is not uncommon to find ourselves feeling like we have many "friends," or more accurately, "best acquaintances," but still lack meaningful relationships; the friendships we long for that are characterized by love, vulnerability, mutual encouragement and accountability. What does friendship look like? Find out on this episode of Draw Near as Fred and Kara discuss all of this and share from their own close friendship!
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Virtuous Friendship
September 15th, 2021 | 55 mins 3 secs
friends, friendship, holiness, virtue
We have many "friends," or more accurately, "best acquaintances," but we often lack the meaningful relationships; the friendships we long for that are characterized by love, vulnerability, mutual encouragement and accountability. What does friendship look like? Find out on this episode of Draw Near as Fred and Kara discuss all of this and share from their own close friendship!