168: Answering the Call of Online Friendships (Solo Episode 32) with Rebekah Hargraves (Friendship Matters Series #5)

About two months ago, we kicked off a brand new solo podcast series based on a book I co-authored with my dear friend, Amber Durgan, entitled "Friendship Matters: Cultivating Meaningful Connections in an Isolated World".   Today we are focusing on chapter 5, a chapter that is all about online friendships. For Amber's perspective on this chapter, head on over to her podcast episode tomorrow! What I Chat about in Today’s Episode: ~The blessings that online friendships can be; the folly of believing them to be "less-than" ~Technology and the advent of online friendships ~How online friendships can fill a void often felt in our current culture ~The benefits of online friendships and the voids they can fill ~The downsides to online friendships and the voids they cannot fill ~How to cultivate and deepen online friendships ~Troubleshooting online friendships (i.e. - dealing with misunderstandings due to perceived tone, expectations, and more) ~How online friendships have been mightily used by God in my own personal life ~The importance of refusing to make the mistake of putting all your friendship eggs in one proverbial basket and only having online friends ~And more! For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast Get full access to Beyond the Boxes at rebekahhargraves.substack.com/subscribe