Jeffrey Hall talks with Jack Eason about the length of time it takes to cement real and lasting relationships.

He is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas. Hall recently conducted a study where he determined that it takes about 50 hours of time spent together for two people to become “casual friends.” And that number jumped to at least 200 hours of quality time to become “close friends.”

Jeffrey Hall holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California, and his focus is on Relationships & Social Interaction.https://coms.ku.edu/jeffrey-hall

Grab your copy of Jack Eason's latest book TOGETHER: Abandoning Loneliness for the Power of Community at https://www.jackeason.org/books/#loneliness

Statistics show that, despite our connected world--and partly because of it--we are lonelier than ever. Social media tricks us into thinking that we are engaged in genuine friendships, except we never quite get beyond that feeling of being outside someone else's life and looking in every so often at what they choose to show the world. Instead of intimacy we get little more than what amounts to digital small talk. But there is a solution.

With plenty of good humor and practical advice, Jack Eason invites you to discover the benefits of doing life together with other brothers and sisters in Christ. Grounding his message in Scripture, Eason helps you

- learn the obstacles to real community

- reimagine what real friendship looks like

- discover a place of true belonging

- and more

If you're tired of feeling lonely, this encouraging and community-building book is just what you need.

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