Author: Morta Andriu

The beauty of friendship is being able to share the life God gives you, to have other people with you who can help you enjoy and navigate the life you have here on earth. And friends who are fellow believers are even more amazing because we can help each other

One of my all-time favorite hit songs is “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor. If the ballad comes on the radio, I immediately turn up the dial and start singing along. I love the lyrics, but the truth of those words hasn’t always rung true in my actual life.

We sat around a table at a publishing meeting, the skyline of Nashville shining brightly in the background. After months of planning, dreaming, and preparing, we were ready to decide what our first project would be. We took some time to introduce ourselves to the team that would make our

When I first graduated from college and moved to a new city, Sundays were my loneliest days. Sitting alone in a church pew and awkwardly lurking around the coffee bar hoping to strike up a conversation with someone was bad enough, but it was after church that I most missed

I grew up in a traditional southern church with old pews and, of course, hymnals in the back of them. One of my favorites as a little girl was “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” not because the lyrics were profound, but because I loved the rich harmonies belted

“I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” –Luke 5:32 In Luke chapter 5, we witness a stunning scene: Jesus shared a meal with tax collectors, some of the most resented people in His day. When you read the Bible for yourself, specifically the Gospels, you

We all want the type of friendships we see in the movies or on TV shows. You know the ones where the girls have been friends since elementary school, they know each other so well they can finish each other’s sentences, and they are fiercely loyal to one another. The

I don’t think there’s a more accurate quote regarding friendships as this: “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.”  Friendship is a really big deal.  We invest in (or are encouraged to pursue) education and training for much in this life, including but not limited to job

I hung up the phone, and I felt heavy-hearted. The conversation had taken a negative turn, and now I wished I had just let the call go to voicemail. For many years, this friendship had been a source of joy and encouragement to me, but lately every time I engaged