Hey y'all, welcome back to the Confessions of a Crappy Christian Podcast.

A place where you and all of your crap are not just welcome, you're wanted.

I'm your host, Blake G. Shay, and every week I'm showing up with a new friend to talk about

the things you were really great at, the ways Christ fills in the gaps on the things that

were not, and how he has been faithful to make his power perfect in our weaknesses.

My hope is that you walk away feeling empowered and not alone in your struggles, and that

people sharing their stories pushes you to share yours.

Alright, let's do this.

Alright y'all, today's interview is with Kelly Needham.

Kelly is a servant of Jesus, a student of the Bible, wife to Jimmy Needham, mom of three

kids, and author of her new book, Friendish.

Her life goal is to convince as many people as possible that nothing compares to knowing

Jesus, and you're about to fall in love with her.

We're going to dive headfirst into the hard parts of navigating friendship as a believer,

what it should and shouldn't look like, and how to take steps towards Christ-centered,

biblical friendship.

Here we go.

Kelly, thank you so much for coming on the show today.

Thanks, Blake.

I'm so happy to be here with you.

Y'all, I'm super excited to have Kelly Needham on the show today to talk about friendship

and her new book, Friendish, reclaiming real friendship and a culture of confusion.

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