Inside Out Book

Perhaps one of the best books I've ever read. At first (upon the initial reading), I had to put the book down because I did not mesh with its content. At least that's what I thought! A year later I was floored by the substance in the book; the breath and depth of what inside change looks like from the perspective that emphasizes depravity and our natural longing to make life work.. I think crab has a perfect framework based on what on Jeremiah's "broken cisterns". It is a challenge to read this book, as many of the individuals I've offered the book to have admitted; either by dismissing it entirely or glossing over some really powerful concepts that no one could if you understand the significance. Real change is possible, just as Larry crab presents, but you must be willing to change from the inside out. And the inside out approach is not what we may commonly think: Routine Bible studies, ministry, and even fellowship. All these things are important and essential, but there is more to change than that that. I think crab addresses this from a biblical perspective. Some have argued Crabb is disingenuous when it comes to effective "biblica"l counseling, because he touts the secular psychologist as a resource. I think that such individuals are sadly mistaken as to his diagnosis of any human problem as well as the solution. Anyone familiar with Crabb's work, namely his first books that lays his counseling the theoretical framework knows Crabb is first and foremost a student of Scripture and proper hermeneutics involved in understanding the Scriptures. This is a must-read for all Christians. It still takes time, once you have grasped the key concepts to practice changing from the inside out.