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How People Grow reveals why all growth is spiritual growth and how you can grow in ways you never thought possible. Unpacking the practical and passionate theology that forms the backbone of their counseling, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend shatter popular misconceptions about how God... read more
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It was my first day on the job in a Christian psychiatric hospital.
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Preface
PART I. PARADISE LOST
1) Harder Than I Thought
2) Seeing the Big Picture
3) How the Big Picture Affects the Small
PART II. THE MASTER GARDENER: THE GOD OF GROWTH
4) God of Grace
5) Jesus: Our Example for Living
6) The Holy Spirit
PART III. FINDING THE BEST CLIMATE
7) God’s Plan A: People
8) Open Spaces: The Power of Acceptance
9) Getting to the Warmth of Forgiveness
PART IV. THE PATH OF GROWTH
10) The Gardener’s Handbook: The Bible
11) No Pain, No Gain: The Role of Suffering and Grief
12) Growing Tasty Fruit: Becoming a Righteous Person
13) The Value of Pruning: Discipline
14) Water from a Deeper Well: Spiritual Poverty
15) Following the Gardener: Obedience
16) Pulling the Weeds: The Problem of Sin and Temptation
17) Facing Reality: How Truth Deepens Growth
18) Putting on the Gloves: The Importance of Activity
19) Waiting for the Harvest: Time
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Henry Cloud (Author)
- John Townsend (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Zondervan
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0310221536
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Zondervan
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0310221536
Page Count: 368
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- Dewey: 248
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