Author: Rich Gorecki

I want to finish this mini-series of 3 posts about The Seasons of Friendships by letting you know that a God Buddy relationship can last for a very long time— even into eternity when you go deep as Jesus did with His friends. Keith Anderson starts the last chapter of his book, Friendships That Run Deep with the statement: “Friendships that go deep will last.” He suggests that all of our biblical perspectives for deep friendships can be recognized in the relationship between Peter and Jesus. As you may know, the apostle Peter was a man that was not content standing on the sidelines. He always wanted to be in the thick of things. He was incredibly passionate and full of energy. Peter did not always think before he spoke and often acted on impulse. But Peter stepped out of the boat on faith after meeting Jesus. Peter was one

My prior post, The Seasons of Friendships indicated there are seasons of fertility and growth with our friends but also seasons of decay and decline, quite often a season in which your relationship ends. In my personal experience, the hardest way to lose a friend is due to their death (as I wrote about in Missing My God Buddy, Chris). But there are also often other reasons that friendships end that are just as hard. Other Reasons Friendships End Keith R. Anderson, author of the book Friendships That Run Deep described the many seasons of friendships (outlined in the aforementioned post) but he also included 5 reasons for why friendships end: Unintentional Withdrawal – We simply drift apart and priorities change. We fade out of each other’s lives without really meaning to do so. Intentional Avoidance – We get hurt, mad, tired, bored, or too busy and simply avoid spending

In my last post, The Seasons of a Man’s Life, I suggested there are seasons of a man’s life when a God Buddy can help navigate the difficult transition periods and big decisions. There are also seasons for our friendships, which will also change just as the seasons come and go.  Recently, my original GB, Bill Johnson moved to another part of the country to be closer to family. We spoke over a beer before he left about how/if our relationship would change. We agreed that our relationship will, in fact, be different but we would just have to work a little bit harder at it and talk over the phone more frequently.  Friendships Also Change In his book Friendships That Run Deep, author Keith R. Anderson writes that there are seasons of fertility, growth & freshness for our friendships but also seasons of decay, decline, and stale monotony. There