The Timeless Treasure of Friendship

Matthew Kelly shares a simple, prayerful approach to evangelism.

For the first part of his life, Matthew Kelly had what he describes as a "rather casual" relationship with God. Growing up in Sydney, Australia, he attended Sunday Mass with his family and prayed "sometimes—when I wanted something." But for the most part, God seemed far away.

Then, in his late teens, he began to experience God as closer, more loving, and more exciting than he could ever have hoped or imagined. It was “a call to joy,” a discovery of the true happiness that comes from turning to God and seeking to become the person he created us to be.

For Matthew, the adventure of following Jesus more closely has involved sharing his faith journey on a wide scale over the past decade, with talks and conferences in more than fifty countries and numerous best-selling books. People are hungry for what is authentic, he says—for truth and the sense of purpose that can only come from God.

It’s a hunger that every follower of Christ is called to notice and address, each in our own way, even if we are never called to…

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