I'm in awe of CS Lewis, JRR Tolkien, Charles Williams, and the others who met at the Eagle & Child Pub to write great literature...
The friends who sat around Henrietta Mears' kitchen table in California - Bill Bright, Dawson Trotman, and Billy Graham...
The childhood friendship of Andy Stanley and Louie Giglio...
The long-time friendship of Perry Noble, Steven Furtick, Clayton King...
Dino Rizzo, Chris Hodges, and Rick Bezet...
When God creates movements, he seems to work through leaders who are friends. I don't spend enough time cultivating my friendships, but I am indeed in the company of world changers.
I agree wholeheartly. I think of Richard Foster and Dallas Willard (same church), and I wonder about the connection between great atheletes that played together growing up.
Posted by: Bill Kennon | November 04, 2009 at 10:47 AM
well, i have been trying to buy you coffee. guess i'll have to up the ante and buy you lunch!
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Posted by: Terrace Crawford | November 04, 2009 at 03:02 PM
terrace you tried once! and I was deathly sick... let's try again
Posted by: Ben Arment | November 04, 2009 at 03:34 PM
i was joking you. having re-read that makes it sound like you've ignored me (which is not the case). sorry bro! yes, would LOVE to meet up and i'll buy you lunch.
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Posted by: Terrace Crawford | November 04, 2009 at 06:05 PM
dude you're so right. life is in the relationships you have, starting with Jesus, then the friends he has surrounded you with.
Posted by: twitter.com/danohlerking | November 05, 2009 at 02:47 AM
Great post man! Yeah, that's so right. Perhaps the next wave of things God is reestablishing in his church is the revival of real ministry friends!
Posted by: Nathan | November 05, 2009 at 10:17 AM