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Episode 116- Christina Fox– Closer Than a Sister: How Union with Christ helps Friendships to Flourish

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elcome to the 116th episode of Equipping You in Grace. On today’s episode, Dave Jenkins interviews Christina Fox about her book Closer Than a Sister: How Union with Christ helps Friendships to Flourish (Christian Focus, 2017).

What you’ll hear in this episode:

  • How Christian friendship is different from secular friendship.
  • How God’s people are made for community.
  • The significance of being united to Christ and to one another.
  • What Christina means by the sisterhood of faith.
  • How pastors and ministry leaders can encourage ladies to do life with one another better.
  • Why cultivating community is a challenge to sisterhood.
  • Some of the challenges to community.
  • Some barriers to community.
 About the Guest:
Christina Fox received her Master’s in counseling from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is a blogger, writer, and speaker. She writes for a number of Christian ministries and websites, including Desiring God and The Gospel Coalition. She is the editor of the women’s ministry blog, enCourage (enCourage.pcacdm.org) and serves in women’s ministry at her church.She prefers her coffee black and from a French press, enjoys antiquing, hiking, traveling, and reading. You can find her at www.christinafox.com.
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Dave Jenkins

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021),  The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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