{"product_id":"no-greater-love-a-biblical-vision-for-friendship-paperback","title":"No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision for Friendship - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca McLaughlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreater love has no one than this: that he lay down his life for his friends. -John 15:13\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur culture idolizes romance and the love of parents for their children. But Jesus said there was no greater love than sacrificial \u003ci\u003efriendship love\u003c\/i\u003e. What's more, He issued a command to His disciples that they live into this kind of love. Christian friendship isn't just a nice-to-have. It's vital. But it's also dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriends can pull us up when we're knocked down, embrace us with their love, and spur us on to follow Jesus better. But friends can also grind us to the ground, exploit, or invite us into sin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e No Greater Love\u003c\/i\u003e, Rebecca McLaughlin walks us through the highs and lows of friendship love--a love that's been neglected and malnourished in our modern world. She draws especially on Jesus in the Gospels and on Paul to show how powerful and precious Christian friendship is and how we can walk through the hurt, loss, and disillusionment that comes from broken friendship trust. Beginning with the words of Jesus on the night he was betrayed and abandoned, she points us to His battle-tested love as the unending source of our best love for one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMale or female, single or married, joyful or lamenting, lonely or embraced, we all need friendship love. This book will help us give and receive it in a way that calls us back to Jesus's commandment: that we love each other just like He loves us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREBECCA MCLAUGHLIN\u003c\/b\u003e holds a PhD in Renaissance Literature from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill College in London. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eConfronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, was named book of the year by \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e. Her subsequent books include \u003ci\u003eExploring the Earliest Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secular Creed: Engaging 5 Contemporary Claims\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIs Christmas Unbelievable?: Four Questions Everyone Should Ask about the World's Most Famous Story\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband, three children, and church family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.43 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764775977248,"sku":"9780802428929","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3020f393aebb82b51fd8cb63760f7996.webp?v=1780254387","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/no-greater-love-a-biblical-vision-for-friendship-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}