Bible teacher Kelly Needham debunks our world’s constricted, small view of friendship and casts a richer, more life-giving, biblical vision for friendship as God meant it to become.

As the family unit increases even more unstable and the average age of marriage increases, a change is taking place inside our culture: for many people, friends right now play the role of family. And just as with family relationships, our friendships often don’t turn out quite once we envisioned or hoped, and we wonder, Is there an easier way to get this done?

In Friend-ish, Kelly Needham takes a close look at what Scripture says about friendship. She reveals the distorted view just about everyone has of it and recasts a glorious eyesight for a Christian understanding. By teaching us how to recognize symptoms of idolatry and dependency, she equips us to comprehend and address the problems that occur in friendship–from neediness to discord and even sexual enticement. With hard-fought wisdom, a clear watch of Scripture, and been-there perspective, Needham reorients us toward the purposeful, loving relationships most of us crave that ultimately bring us closer to God.