Redeeming Power
by Diane Langberg | Book Summary
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Author: Diane Langberg
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Sadly, the body of Christ has often failed to follow Him closely. We talk of spiritual things, speak of holy goals and aspirations, articulate our desire to serve God and make Him known, yet we allow His Word to be twisted and His sheep trampled. Power abuse is rife in culture. Sadly, the church is no different. To be human is to be powerful. We influence others through strength, knowledge, word, and deed. To be human is also to be vulnerable. Any relationship in which we find ourselves has this dynamic at work. In the church, power and vulnerability are especially pronounced. We must take care. The Lord Jesus as our Shepherd would have us follow Him and find our power redeemed and exercised for the protection and flourishing of His precious sheep. This is a message we desperately need to heed. So come, and see your own power redeemed by the One who gave it to you for His good purposes.
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Diane Langberg is an internationally renowned psychologist and experienced counsellor. She has a PhD from Temple University. She has extensive experience of counseling those who have experienced trauma, including war vets suffering with PTSD and victims of abuse in marriage and Christian contexts.
Using this experience, Langberg co-founded the Global Trauma Recovery Institute at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia. She also serves on the board of the Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment (GRACE) and co-chairs the American Bible Society's Trauma Advisory Council.
She has authored a number of other books including Suffering and the Heart of God, Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse, and On the Threshold of Hope.
Redeeming Power
by Diane Langberg
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Diane Langberg |
| Publisher | Brazos Press |
| Date | 20th October 2020 |
| Pages | 240 |
Overview:
"Jesus Christ is the head of the church. Our Head has called us to follow him. Where we do not, we are very sick." (p. 183)
Sadly, the body of Christ has often failed to follow Him closely. We talk of spiritual things, speak of holy goals and aspirations, articulate our desire to serve God and make Him known, yet we allow His Word to be twisted and His sheep trampled.
Power abuse is rife in culture. Sadly, the church is no different.
To be human is to be powerful. We influence others through strength, knowledge, word, and deed. To be human is also to be vulnerable. Any relationship in which we find ourselves has this dynamic at work.
In the church, power and vulnerability are especially pronounced. We must take care. The Lord Jesus as our Shepherd would have us follow Him and find our power redeemed and exercised for the protection and flourishing of His precious sheep.
This is a message we desperately need to heed. So come, and see your own power redeemed by the One who gave it to you for His good purposes.
Diane Langberg is an internationally renowned psychologist and experienced counsellor. She has a PhD from Temple University. She has extensive experience of counseling those who have experienced trauma, including war vets suffering with PTSD and victims of abuse in marriage and Christian contexts.
Using this experience, Langberg co-founded the Global Trauma Recovery Institute at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia. She also serves on the board of the Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment (GRACE) and co-chairs the American Bible Society's Trauma Advisory Council.
She has authored a number of other books including Suffering and the Heart of God, Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse, and On the Threshold of Hope.