Quote/end quote

The amount of times the narrator says "quote" and "end quote" is enough to drive you bananas!! VERY distracting!

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Great content, read it on paper instead

This is the missing manual for modern American Christianity. It breaks through the chains of false identity placed on primarily rural, conservative Christians and explains how spiritual maturity and emotional health are inseparable.

You can't love your neighbor if you can't break through your emotional and relational baggage to actually love well.

That said, I'd recommend the paperback version of this content for two reasons:
1. You will probably want to easily refer back to certain lists and major points.
2. The author and reader has a persistent narrative tick: he actually enunciates every single question mark in the entire book as "quote" ... "end quote", instead of simply narrating each quoted phrase with the appropriate nuance. That no one caught and coached him on this during the recording process can only mean that it was an intentional aspect of the material: you have reached emotionally healthy spirituality when you no longer want to strangle the speaker for saying "quote" ... "end quote" over. and over. and over. and over again. ;-P

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quote-endquote

I loved the content for sure, but the constant "quote, end-quote" was distracting. Otherwise, a good book.

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Great but The chapters are not all in order

Fortunately I have read part of the paperback copy. This audible version chapter outline is not the same. It appears that some of the chapters are mixed up and according to the list chapter 2 is not chapter 2 chapter 5 starts chapter 2 etc.. Now the overall message is 100% helpful it is a little challenging when you expect the chapters to be in order.

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Too many “QUOTES AND END QUOTES”!

Book is well written and is very relevant to our walks with God today. However, when he reads the book he finds it necessary to actually say “quote and end quote” EVERY TIME it’s used. I found it extremely distracting and am sure others did as well. Perhaps, if he either didn’t use as many quotes or didn’t actually say quote/end quote each time, it would be better.

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Highly Recommended

This book provided great insight and lessons in applying God's word to my emotional health and spirituality. It has challenged by theological perspective and addressed areas of concern regarding my emotions. It has become a part of my life plan.

Sharon, MD

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Good, but . . . .

Is there anything you would change about this book?

There are a few things that I disagreed with based on his usage of Scripture in the Sabbath chapter.

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed the practical nature with which he was able to bring each of the issues presented to life.

Which character – as performed by Peter Scazzero – was your favorite?

There was no favorite character, but I did enjoy the authenticity of his wife.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

I'm not sure how good of a movie it would be, but it would be interesting.

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Growing Spiritually

If you want to grow spiritually......this book is for you. There are many misunderstandings and perception that I have adopted over the years of being a Christian. This book has helped me sift through the ashes and has helped me adopt different perspective of what's important in my walk with God and others. I hope this book blesses you richly!!!

Worth Every Minute

Very necessary on so many levels of development for healing, growth, and overall holistic health in and outside the church.

Life-changing

This book is a practical road map that includes ideas and tasks to take your life to the next level. To heal old emotional wounds, to forgive, to be forgiven. It discusses how to pray and just provides practical ways to transform your life. Narrated by the author who sounds very authentic and honest. And the New Yawk accent is kinda funny too.