Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

Posted on 07 January 2018 by Peter Scazzero

Peter Scazzero learned the hard way you can t be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature Even though he was a pastor of a growing church, he did what most people do Avoid conflict in the name of ChristianityIgnore his anger, sadness, and fearUse God to run from GodLive without boundariesEventually God awakened him to a biblical integration of emotional health, a relationship with Jesus, and the classic practices of contemplative spirituality It created nothing short of a spiritual revolution, utterly transforming him and his church.In this best selling book Scazzero outlines his journey and the signs of emotionally unhealthy spirituality Then he provides seven biblical, reality tested ways to break through to the revolutionary life Christ meant for you The combination of emotional health and contemplative spirituality, he says, unleashes the Holy Spirit inside us so that we might experientially know the power of an authentic life in Christ. Read Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Author Peter Scazzero – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here TLDR not a great book.Just to get this out of the way The author respectfully quotes a sainted Roman Catholic mystic on one page, and then throws Charles Spurgeon under the bus on the very next page He has a tendency to insert bracketed words when he quotes verses, and he uses The Message translation The author never uses the word sanctification , never defines discipleship, and merely alludes to the sovereignty of God A combination of a self help book and autobiography, Emotionally Heal TLDR not a great book.Just to get this out of the way The author respectfully quotes a sainted Roman Catholic mystic on one page, and then throws Charles Spurgeon under the bus on the very next page He has a tendency to insert bracketed words when he quotes verses,...I confess I didn t read the whole thing I got half way through and didn t need to go further What he writes about combining emotional health with contemplative practices is by no means new and his theology is bad Henri Nowen is a much better source.I had not heard of Peter Scazzero s Emotionally Healthy Spirituality 2006 until a few months ago when a pastor friend of mine mentioned it in passing Since then, when I have shared that I was reading this book, many friends and acquaintances told me how excellent it was I am not sure why they left me in the dark so long As a pastor of a church, Scazzero was trying to lead through pure effort with no attention to his emotional life Only when his relational life began to fray at the edges di I had not heard of Peter Scazzero s Emotionally Healthy Spirituality 2006 until a few months ago when a pastor friend of mine mentioned it in passing Since then, when I have shared that I was reading this book, many friends and acquaintances told me how excellent it was I am not sure why they left me in the dark so long As a pastor of a church, Scazzero was trying to lead through pure effort with no attention to his emotional life Only when his relational life began to fray at the edges did he begin to take a closer look at emotion At the outset of the book, he identified 10 symptoms of emotionally unhealthy spirituality that serve as a useful diagnostic tool Once we understand our emotional feebleness, Scazzero spends the later half of the book talking about what to do about He encourages a deeper look inside, acknowledging the reality of emotions as a normal part of the Christian life I particularly appreciated chap...My leader prefaced this book by saying, His own wife left the church he was Pastor of, because of the lack of emotional heath I was hooked, and also thoroughly impressed with Peter Scazzero s wife, Geri From beginning to end, this book honestly digs at you It prompts you to beaware of self, and to set out truthful ways of making your soul and heartmature through God s love The content was so rich, but the practicality of it all is what I treasure most I hope to keep copies of My leader prefaced this book by saying, His own wife left the church he was Pastor of, because of the lack of emotional heath I was hooked, and also thoroughly impressed with Peter Scazzero s wife, Geri From beginning to end, this book honestly digs at you It prompts you to beaware of self, and to set out truthful ways of making your soul and heartmature through God s love The content was so rich, but the practicality of it all is what I treasure most I hope to keep copies o....Had a few good points throughout, and some ideas for improvement, but most seemed to only scratch the surface of the topic Overall, it seemed as if the book wasgeared toward a preparation for getting into a deeper small group study through the related material on the...Surprisingly, very good The thesis of the book is that one must be emotionally mature in order to be spiritually mature And in order to be emotionally mature one should focus on introspection, spiritual priorities, and Sabbath ...There are some solid thoughts and sentences in this book, but the overall ideas seem to get lost in the authors wordiness I think the author took his personal life experiences and the way he resolved them, then us...I think he has good principles in the book and it reminds me that I have far to go and grow By far my favorite chapter was the one on the sabbath I didn t give it a 5 because sometimes I would question how he uses scripture in my opinion, they were sometimes taken out of context.

07 January 2018

Peter Scazzero