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When Jesus Met Mary: A Conference Exploring Friendship Between Men and Women

Contact: Dan Brennan, 847-337-1958

CHICAGO, Jan. 13, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- When men and women come together, are the only options romance or danger? Is sex the subtext of every male-female friendship? Is true male-female friendship ever possible without uncomfortable tension, cynicism or second-guessing?

We all know the story.

Men and women can't be friends without the "sex part" getting in the way. This story is told and re-told in infinite ways in our culture. We're too different. We can't trust ourselves. We can't trust each other.

We believe there is another way between romance and danger. We believe it is fundamental to restoration between the sexes. At this gathering we seek to explore this third way between men and women, within the context of the beauty, goodness and redemptive love of friendship.

When Jesus met Mary in the garden, it was in friendship. In the Gospel of John, before marriage, family or community, the risen Christ first attended to friendship. Is it possible that we can learn to do the same - to build and attend to deep friendships for their own sake? What would our marriages, relationships, churches and communities look like if men and women were not afraid of connecting with each other in deep friendship?

On April 27th and 28th in Long Grove, Illinois, (a Chicago suburb) gather together with pastor and author Kathy Escobar, "Down We Go," author Jim Henderson, "The Resignation of Eve," Meredith Efken, author John Armstrong, "Your Church is Too Small," Katie Driver, and author Dan Brennan "Sacred Unions, Sacred Passions," for a conversation about the power and potential of spiritual friendships between men and women. Join with other Christians who believe that Jesus has called us to a third way of being together, beyond fears, skepticism, myths and stereotypes. Together we will learn to be more like Jesus and Mary in the garden.

For more information, go to sacredfriendshipgathering.com

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