Summary of Henry Cloud & John Townsend's Safe People

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#1 I was a college student, and I dated around a bit. I enjoyed casual friendships more than anything else. Until I met Karen. We began dating, and my life turned upside down. I was still dumbfounded at how fortunate I was to have Karen.

#2 I had thought that Karen and I were much more involved than we were. I had talked about thoughts and feelings that no one else was privy to, and I had entrusted her with deep parts of me. I was under the impression that our souls were becoming deeply intertwined in preparation for a lifetime of love, family, fun, and service to God and others.

#3 When we’re wounded by people, we often blame our need for attachment. But Scripture teaches that God created us for relationship with both him and each other.

#4 When we listen to God address his problem relationships, the list is much more like the second than the first. He says that, among other things, his people are far away (Isa. 29:13), unfaithful (Josh. 22:16), proud and perfectionistic (Deut. 8:14; Ps. 36:2), unloving (I John 4:20), and judgmental (Rom.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822524989

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was a college student, and I dated around a bit. I enjoyed casual friendships more than anything else. Until I met Karen. We began dating, and my life turned upside down. I was still dumbfounded at how fortunate I was to have Karen.

#2

I had thought that Karen and I were much more involved than we were. I had talked about thoughts and feelings that no one else was privy to, and I had entrusted her with deep parts of me. I was under the impression that our souls were becoming deeply intertwined in preparation for a lifetime of love, family, fun, and service to God and others.

#3

When we’re wounded by people, we often blame our need for attachment. But Scripture teaches that God created us for relationship with both him and each other.

#4

When we listen to God address his problem relationships, the list is much more like the second than the first. He says that, among other things, his people are far away (Isa. 29:13), unfaithful (Josh. 22:16), proud and perfectionistic (Deut. 8:14; Ps. 36:2), unloving (I John 4:20), and judgmental (Rom.

#5

The Bible is full of religious people who could have fulfilled the list the students gave that night. But these people are the ones whom Jesus and the Old Testament prophets confronted over and over. They look good on the outside or from a distance, but to get close to