Healing Path
How the Hurts in Your Past Can Lead You to a More Abundant Life

A book for seminary. Most of the chapters were great, not all though. I thought Allender did an incredible job showing how God can use the pain and suffering in our lives to bring us on the healing bath of sanctification.......more

Thoughtful, insightful, rich, and pretty practical. I found the end of the book to be very icky, as Allender described sex with God (which feels wrong to even type), dancing with God, and similar imagery that just doesn't seem appropriate for how a creature ought to relate to their creator. Yes, the......more

Overall, a great read that captures the painful reality of living. Allender provides the necessary vocabulary to understand and process hurt and trauma. However, there were times where his stories and illustrations got a little confusing and it was hard to track exactly what point he was going for.......more

I read this for the internship. Super great book in helping one to bring their wounds before Jesus and community. But it get a little long and drawn out at some points. It took me about two months to read. But it was one of those book that I would read a chapter, process it for about a week, and the......more

If you are going to read a few books about working through your pain/hurt issues, you should put this book on the top of the stack. I have gone back and re-read many portions to get a better Christian perspective on how to heal and find joy in the midst of trials and difficulties. I have shared this......more