Review: Friendship with God

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Friendship with God:

Discover God’s Relational Presence and Receive Peace, Identity, and Purpose for Your Life

By Jamie Moore (Doxazo Press)

God doesn’t just love you; God likes you and wants to be with you. That’s Jamie Moore’s central message in Friendship with God.

Friendship with God is a friendly book, and that’s not just a play on words. Readers don’t need to know insider language or have any familiarity with the Bible. Moore assumes most readers won’t.

Moore also doesn’t assume he is better put together than his readers. He is honest and vulnerable about his struggles and his need for God’s friendship.

By friendship, Moore means an actual relationship initiated by God. For the relationship to grow, we must do our part, also, which includes being present to God and giving God time, listening to and talking to God, and working alongside God in this life and world. This framework—forming three parts of the book—is built on grace, joy and resting in relationship, not on work.

Friendship with God is more than a book; it is a curriculum. A discussion guide and videos accompany the book. The book avails itself to group or individual study. It is laid out in four parts with three chapters each. Each chapter in Parts Two, Three and Four conclude with practical steps for practicing what Moore describes. The chapters are short and can be read easily in one sitting or less, another friendly gesture toward readers.

Eric Black, executive director, editor, publisher
Baptist Standard

 


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