Leslie continues the Steadfast Heart series with Part Three of Emotionally Healthy Friendships. In this episode, Leslie focuses on the importance of finding friends who will build us up in our faith and speak words that edify rather than corrupt. Proverbs tells us that “life and death are in the power of the tongue.” Leslie unpacks the difference between honorable conversation and corrupt conversation, and helps us discern truly godly friends from those who are undermining our relationship with Christ.

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