Beyond Awkward Side Hugs: Living as Christian Brothers and Sisters in a Sex-Crazed World

By: Bronwyn Lea

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Synopsis: It Doesn&’t Have to Be This WeirdWhen it comes to relationships between men and women, we have more questions than answers:How do we keep relationships with the opposite sex healthy—and still hug each other after small group?Is it possible for married men and women to be friends with people of the opposite sex?What does it mean to be a woman if you&’re not a wife, or a man if you&’re not a husband?Jesus&’ pattern for church living was one of family—of brothers and sisters living in intimate, life-giving community with each other. With story, sensitivity, and hope, Beyond Awkward Side Hugs invites us to leave behind eroticized, fear-based patterns and move toward gendered, generous relationships between men and women of character as we love one another as Jesus did.&“Beyond Awkward Side Hugs is a deep well of biblical wisdom, and Lea has written with nuance and clarity, humor and grace.&”—Jen Pollock Michel, author of Surprised by Paradox and Keeping Place&“The church desperately needs a bigger vision for how men and women can flourish together in ministry and friendship, and Bronwyn Lea paints a vivid picture for how we&’ll get there.&”—Steve Wiens, author of Shining Like the Sun, Beginnings, and Whole

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781400215010
Related ISBNs:: 9781400215027, 9781400215003
Publisher:: Thomas Nelson
Date of Addition:: 04/07/20
Copyrighted By:: Bronwyn Lea
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Self-Help, Parenting and Family, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Communication
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Foreword by:: Christine Caine