Would Jesus cut off a toxic friend?
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What are the signs of a toxic friendship? As Christians, is it ever ok to cut off a friend?
Phil Knox joined Lydia to answer some of the hard questions we face when it comes to godly friendships including how we make the good ones stands the tests of time. Phil is evangelism and missiology senior specialist at the Evangelical Alliance and has written widely on friendship and relational evangelism.
He gave Lydia lots of tips and tricks for fruitful and long-standing friendships.
Released on 15 Jan 2026
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