2009-09-20T19:55:40-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/iron+sharpens+iron/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2027:17&version=NIV 2009-09-20T19:55:40-05:00 A good friend is not someone who necessarily agrees with everything you do and say--it's somebody who lovingly challenges you to be a better person. We grow in maturity when we can test our thoughts and ideas against another person, and when we're open to correction when we're wrong.