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jmchivers's review against another edition
3.0
This was a decent read. I found some aspects and tips really helpful, but much of it I had heard before. If you are looking for something to help guide you on your spiritual journey in a healthy way, I would suggest this book.
bgw's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
littlewit's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
My childhood friend Courtney recommended this book to me to read. I really enjoyed the read and it has given me much to think about.
karla_w_a_k's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
bdukes's review against another edition
3.0
I was really hoping for more from this. Maybe the positive recommendations I had heard were about the whole course and/or other books (there's a daily devotion, workbook and DVD that can go with this book, as well as other books like Emotionally Healthy Church, Emotionally Healthy Leader, etc.)
The book feels a little disconnected. He's trying to highlight the benefits of healthy emotions and contemplative spiritually, but doesn't really make a connection between them, so it felt like a dramatic shift in the middle of the book.
I was hoping for something tangible to consider, try, or do regarding healthy emotions and how that relates to spirituality, but I didn't feel like that section of the book provided much that was tangible (shout out to prior spiritual leaders in my life, I didn't personally resonate with many of the negative spiritual perspectives on emotions that the book presented).
The second half of the book is all about spiritual practices and feels like the "applicable" part of the book, but the "why" is missing, other than the fact that these have been found to be helpful in the author's church (i.e. no direct connection to the idea of emotionally healthy spirituality). Some of the ideas were interesting and worth considering, but, again, not what I thought I was coming to the book for.
The book feels a little disconnected. He's trying to highlight the benefits of healthy emotions and contemplative spiritually, but doesn't really make a connection between them, so it felt like a dramatic shift in the middle of the book.
I was hoping for something tangible to consider, try, or do regarding healthy emotions and how that relates to spirituality, but I didn't feel like that section of the book provided much that was tangible (shout out to prior spiritual leaders in my life, I didn't personally resonate with many of the negative spiritual perspectives on emotions that the book presented).
The second half of the book is all about spiritual practices and feels like the "applicable" part of the book, but the "why" is missing, other than the fact that these have been found to be helpful in the author's church (i.e. no direct connection to the idea of emotionally healthy spirituality). Some of the ideas were interesting and worth considering, but, again, not what I thought I was coming to the book for.
katemeadow's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
4.75