Once again, something for the book by Chris Rice and Spencer Perkins, More than Equals, I thought was profound.

Friends or Yokefellows

Several distinctions need to be made between friends ans what Chris (Rice) and I Spencer Perkins) call yokefollows.

• Friendships can happen with very little effort; yokefellows are intentional.
• Friendships are built for the benefit of the friends; yokefellows come together for the benefit of the kingdom.
• Friends are drawn together by their common interest; yokefellows are drawn together by a common mission.
• Friend like each other; yokefollows respect each other.
• Friendships are based on compatible personalities; the yokefellow bond is based on gifts that are needed to realize the goal.  
• Friendships are fueled by emotion; yokefellows are linked by commitment.
• Friends saperate by a fight never speak to each other again; yokefellows will cheer each other on until their goal is reached.