Cloud, Henry.

How people grow : what the Bible reveals about personal growth / Henry Cloud, John Townsend. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2001. - 368 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes index.

Harder than I thought -- Seeing the big picture -- How the big picture affects the small -- The God of grace -- Jesus: our example for living -- The Holy Spirit -- God's plan A: people -- Open spaces: the power of acceptance -- Getting to the warmth of forgiveness -- The gardener's handbook: the Bible -- No pain, no gain: the role of suffering and grief -- Growing tasty fruit: becoming a righteous person -- The value of pruning: discipline -- Water from a deeper well: spiritual poverty -- Following the gardener: obedience -- Pulling the weeds: the problem of sin and temptation -- Facing reality: how truth deepens growth -- Putting on the gloves: the importance of activity -- Waiting for the harvest: time -- Conclusion: growth for life.

0310221536 (alk. paper) 9780310221531 (alk. paper) 0310257379 (softcover) 9780310257370 (softcover)

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Self-actualization (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christian life--Biblical teaching.

248.2 / C6471H