The SAFEST PLACE ON EARTH

by CRABB, LARRY, DR.

• ISBN13: 9780849962868
• ISBN10: 0849962862
• Format: Audio CD
• Copyright: 1999-09-16
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

In today's frenetic society, people rarely develop intimate friendships. Instead, they spend their lives essentially disconnected from others, rushing through life content with brief visits and casual conversations. But what if one were to develop a community, a spiritual community, of people who walked with and supported each other through life's journey? A community of real friends who listened to each other's personal tragedies without merely trying to fix the problems, who encouraged and nurtured each others strengths, and who accepted people for who they really are, instead of the image they try to portray. In The Safest Place on Earth, Larry Crabb explores such a place, where God can heal disconnected people and allow them to reconnect with each other and, ultimately, with Him.

Author Biography

Larry Crabb, PH.D. has been a licensed psychotherapist for over twenty-five years. He is currently Professor and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Colorado Christian University.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: Let's Turn Our Chairs	p. xi
A Way of Thinking about Spiritual Community
For God's Sake, Don't Expect It to Be Easy	p. 3
It's Not Easy, but It's Worth It	p. 11
Spiritual Community: What It Is	p. 21
It Takes an Armando	p. 29
Unspiritual Community	p. 37
Why Unspiritual Community Is Unspiritual	p. 45
A Way of Understanding Our Struggles
Two Rooms	p. 59
There Is a Lower Room	p. 73
Lower Room Furnishings	p. 81
There Is an Upper Room	p. 95
Upper Room Furnishings	p. 105
A Way of Relating in This World
Turning Our Souls toward Each Other: Three Foundational Convictions	p. 121
The Fork in the Road to Spiritual Community	p. 131
Managers or Mystics: The Mystery of Community	p. 145
It's Worth the Risk	p. 153
Enter, See, Touch: A Way of Developing Spiritual Community	p. 161
Becoming Spiritual Community	p. 177
Questions for Thought and Discussion	p. 185
Notes	p. 235
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