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Understanding People'Every attempt to help people must first begin with an effort to understand people, ' says Dr. Larry Crabb. 'And the only fully... read full description

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Dec 31, 2009
Debi rated it: 4 of 5 stars
"Maturity - realized dependency, admitted poverty, brokenness: life simply isn't working the way we want it to and we can do nothing to change it. We do not have what it takes to secure for ourselves what we want. Amid acknowledged helplessness and vulnerability, the decision not to blunt the pain through denial or com...promise and to repent of any thought that our lives can somehow be restored apart from God's grace is the beginning of rich character."
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Jul 27, 2011
Apryl rated it: 3 of 5 stars
It's been so good to observe Crabb's progress at melding clinical psychology and Biblical counseling. As we post-moderns are discarding authoritarianism and searching for the Truth in all its facets, Crabb has been growing in wisdom and facility to communicate.

This book is outdated in comparison to his most recent work.
Apr 22, 2009
Libby rated it: 3 of 5 stars
If only they took out the first, academic lecture-ish, half of the book. It was hard for me to learn from because of the format, but this book changed my perspective on life. You SHOULD read it, if only starting in the middle.
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