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Authentic Friendships

November 17th, 2009

Kathy Groom

By Kathy Groom
Founder and President
Prayer Sisters International

Some things are said so well, they need to be shared. A close friend passed this devotional along to me recently, and I’m sharing it with you. It is about Healing Choices: Authentic Friendships. Read on!

The following is an article by Rick Warren, originally posted at:
http://www.purposedriven.com/article.do?method=articlePage&contentId=201994

In our Devotionals series, Pastor Rick Warren discusses the Bible passages that inspire him the most. Today’s Devotional is based on this passage:

“But if we live in the light, as God is in the light, we can share fellowship with each other. Then the blood of Jesus, God’s Son, cleanses us from every sin. If we say we have no sin, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1 John 1:7-8 NCV).

In Biblical fellowship, we should experience authenticity.

Authentic friendships are more than superficial, surface-level chit-chat. They involve genuine, heart-to-heart, sometimes gut-level, sharing. Read more…