Greatest Hits: Justin Earley on the Art of Real Friendship
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Tommy Thompson interviews Justin Earley about the importance of deep friendship and the epidemic of loneliness in modern society.
Tommy Thompson sits down with author and attorney Justin Earley to talk about one of the most underdiagnosed crises of our time, an epidemic of loneliness that most people are living with but can't even name. Justin is the author of The Common Rule, Habits of the Household, and his most recent book Made for People, which makes the case that we were created not just for connection but for deep, covenant friendship. This conversation traces the biblical roots of why friendship matters, what it actually takes to build it, and why one honest hour a week with the right person might be the most life-changing thing you can do. What You'll Hear in This Episode: Justin's unlikely path from English major at UVA to missionary in Shanghai to Georgetown law school and Richmond business attorney, and how that journey gave birth to three books. The collapse Justin experienced in his first year of lawyering, and how that season of anxiety and panic attacks led directly to The Common Rule. Why Justin believes loneliness is one of the most dangerous conditions of our time, one most people are living with but would never self-diagnose. What Genesis reveals about why God made us to be fully known…
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