Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Everyone needs help from time to time, especially in the midst of painful circumstances and difficult trials. In this short book, a highly respected biblical counselor and successful author offers practical guidance for all Christians—pastors and laypeople alike—who want to develop their “helping skills” when it comes to walking alongside hurting people. Written out of the conviction that friends are the best helpers, this accessible introduction to biblical counseling will equip believers to share their burdens with one another through gentle words of wisdom and kind acts of love. This book is written for those eager to see God use ordinary relationships and conversations between ordinary Christians to work extraordinary miracles in the lives of his people.
Top Highlights
“1) Seeing the weight of our sin drives us to Jesus” (Page 44)
“Suffering feels like our biggest problem and avoiding it like our greatest need—but we know that there is something more. Sin is actually our biggest problem, and rescue from it is our greatest need.” (Page 43)
“Who we love above all else is who we worship, and who we worship controls us.” (Page 29)
“Sin is the heaviest of weights; forgiveness is the greatest deliverance.” (Page 43)
“strong emotions are a time to ask, ‘What is my heart really saying? What do I live for that I do not have?’” (Page 26)