{"product_id":"beyond-awkward-side-hugs-living-as-christian-brothers-and-sisters-in-a-sex-crazed-world","title":"Beyond Awkward Side Hugs: Living as Christian Brothers and Sisters in a Sex-Crazed World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eFrom popular teacher and writer Bronwyn Lea, a biblical invitation to healthy male-female relationships by creating a vision beyond stilted and unhelpful don't-touch\/don't-talk rules. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 07 April 2020\u003cbr\u003e\n                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thomas Nelson Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\n                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt Doesn’t Have to Be This Weird\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to relationships between men and women, we have more questions than answers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do we keep relationships with the opposite sex healthy—and still hug each other after small group?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs it possible for married men and women to be friends with people of the opposite sex?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat does it mean to be a woman if you’re not a wife, or a man if you’re not a husband?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus’ pattern for church living was one of \u003cem\u003efamily\u003c\/em\u003e—of brothers and sisters living in intimate, life-giving community with each other. With story, sensitivity, and hope, \u003cem\u003eBeyond Awkward Side Hugs\u003c\/em\u003e invites us to leave behind eroticized, fear-based patterns and move toward gendered, generous relationships between men and women of character as we love one another as Jesus did.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBeyond Awkward Side Hugs \u003c\/em\u003eis a deep well of biblical wisdom, and Lea has written with nuance and clarity, humor and grace.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Jen Pollock Michel, author of \u003cem\u003eSurprised by Paradox \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eKeeping Place\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The church desperately needs a bigger vision for how men and women can flourish together in ministry and friendship, and Bronwyn Lea paints a vivid picture for how we’ll get there.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Steve Wiens, author of \u003cem\u003eShining Like the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBeginnings\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWhole\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 190g\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 139 x 211 x 18 (mm)\n                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781400215003\n                            \n                          \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bronwyn Lea","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098178613498,"sku":"9781400215003","price":10.61,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/9952ff35bd878a9562ae694d6fd8d64a.jpg?v=1629861711","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/beyond-awkward-side-hugs-living-as-christian-brothers-and-sisters-in-a-sex-crazed-world","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}