The Friendship Issue: Revised, twenty fifth Anniversary Version

Healing Inspirational and Comforting Message
“To be known and accepted by God is a liberating and healing experience, and it is the best model of all for our human relationships.” ~ Alan Loy Mcginnis
Have you recently lost a friend? Do you want to hold on to the friendships that are valuable to you? Alan Loy Mcginnis reveals some of the secrets of friendship based on techniques Jesus used while living on earth. When talking about Jesus it is mostly sharing of wisdom that is not at all preachy. So when people say this is a Christian book it sort of is, but mostly just talks about common sense things Jesus did to promote happiness and love. This is at the heart a psychology book with examples of situations from Alan Loy Mcginnis’ clients. Nothing shocks this psychologist so his clients are willing to confide in him completely, which means he has learned a lot about how relationships really work.
Human interactions are the biggest challenge we may ever face, yet making the effort to be a true friend can make you a more fulfilled person. This book tells you what to do when a friendship goes bad. It teaches you what to do about anger and explains how a lack of social skills lead to failure.
I found this book helpful as I’m in a situation where I’ve just temporarily lost a friend. We can’t seem to get past some of our differences. I felt this book had good advice for what I should do next. This author believes that any friendship can be saved – minus the ones that are just abusive however.
So if you want to make your relationships a top priority there is much to learn from this book. I’m glad I read it and the information has been useful to me personally.
~The Rebecca Review

A Good Book, not amazing, but good.
I liked the friendship factor a lot.
It is not a book that is going to give you a play-by-play tactical instruction on how to make friends. Nor is this a book of strategy that tells you what to look for in friends, and what kind of friends you should attempt to to make.
Rather, it is a book about diplomacy. It definitely feels like a light read (as some negative reviewers commented) but I think of that as a positive characteristic, owing to the general attitude that you need to approach your friendships with — which is keeping things light.
The author never gets too specific, but his general instructions are useful and filled with lots of insight. The writing style is really good, and he is able to successfully tie in quotes and anecdotes from famous figures throughout history to keep the reading engaging.
Although the reading is light, the content is good. The author is able to direct the reader towards often overlooked aspects of friendship, and also touches on what kind of situations to avoid.
My only criticism with this book, is that I feel as if the information could be a lot more focused. For example, the author has a lot of good subsections that coalesce into points such as: “assign top priority to relationships”, “cultivate transparency”, “dare to talk about your affection”, “create space in your relationships” – all very good advice, and very well preceded by interesting anecdotes and stories. But you never get a sense of organization or priority in the material. Each chapter has a point like the ones I’ve mentioned above, and its very difficult to sort out what takes precedence in certain situations and how all of these pieces of advice relate. A little bit more focus in the writing could have made this an amazing book.
I’d also comment (as a someone who is not Christian) that there is a bit of Christian writing in the book and there are many references to Jesus. I don’t really have a problem with any of it because it’s all in good taste.
Overall this is a good book, not amazing, but a good primer on personal diplomacy.

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This continues to be one of my all-time favorite books. Everyone should read it at least once. I pick it up and read it every couple of years and always get as much or more out of it than the first time I read it 25 years ago. There are no “mind games” here – just plain, simple, practical information that makes you think about the people in your life and how you treat them. I cannot even guess how many copies I have given to family and friends over the years. At any given time I have multiple copies in my den just waiting for me to give them away. (Right now, there are nine copies ready to go!) I have mentioned and recommended the book on television many times over the years. Truly a favorite!

This is a wonderful book to have and is referred to often. Read it many years ago and wanted a new copy.

This is a gift to a friend who has problem with his teenage son and hope this helps him.

Nice and a must read book…