Synopses & Reviews
What can I do when life with my friends feels like middle school - and I'm the girl not picked to sit at the lunch table?While there are ample books for women on dating, career, marriage, and motherhood, less prevalent are thoughtful writings about the everyday handling of female friendships. Inspired by the highs and lows of a backpacking trip across Europe with four gal pals, Marian Jordan’s The Girlfriends Guidebook charts a winning pathway through “jealousy, competition, control, anger, manipulation, and resentment, just to name a few less-than-cuddly aspects of our personalities.”
Informed by her faith, Marian encourages deeper friendships built on Christ- like honesty and love, emphasizing the development of such qualities as loyalty, trustworthiness, compassion, and forgiveness. Jordan also makes it clear that The Girlfriends Guidebook should be read first with one’s self in mind . . . recognizing that when we are freed from our own emotional baggage, we will really be able to enjoy the journey!
Small-Group Discussion Guide Included
Marian Jordan is the founder of Redeemed Girl Ministries, showing girls of all ages how to apply God’s truth and promises to their individual circumstances. Her previous books include Sex and the City Uncovered, Wilderness Skills for Women, The List, and Radiant. Marian holds her master’s degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, speaks to women and students across the nation, and lives in Houston, Texas.
Synopsis
A biblically-based look at how women can improve their friendships with other women by focusing more on honesty and love rather than competition, manipulation, etc. Includes book club questions.
Synopsis
What am I supposed to do when my friend is giving me the silent treatment and I don't know why? How am I supposed to react when it feels like middle school, and I'm the girl not picked to sit at the lunch table?
While there are ample books for women on dating, career, marriage, and motherhood, less prevalent are thoughtful writings about the everyday handling of female friendships. Inspired by the highs and lows of a backpacking trip across Europe with four gal pals, Marian Jordan's
The Girlfriends Guidebook charts a winning pathway through "jealousy, competition, control, anger, manipulation, and resentment-just to name a few less than cuddly aspects of our personalities."
Informed by her faith, Marian encourages deeper friendships built on Christlike honesty and love, emphasizing the development of such qualities as loyalty, trustworthiness, compassion, and forgiveness. Jordan also makes it clear that The Girlfriends Guidebook should be read first with one's self in mind... recognizing that when we are freed from our own emotional baggage we will really be able to enjoy the journey
About the Author
Marian Jordan is the founder of Redeemed Girl Ministries, showing girls of all ages how to apply God's truth and promises to their individual circumstances. The author of Sex and the City Uncovered and Wilderness Skills for Women, she lives in Houston and recently completed her master's degree at Southwestern Seminary.