The Clallery

Conflicts are unavoidable. Conflicts under love yield Godly consequences. Conflicts under hatred yield evil consequences. Once upon a time, there were two boys from two families. Conflicts with their fathers accumulated as they are growing up. One of the boys loved his father very much and his father loved him very much. They are very close, and conflicts developed from being too close for comfort. The other boy resented his father for living up to his expectations, and the father was mostly absent while he was growing up but spoiled him out of false love. Conflicts developed from hostilities. The boys became men. The man who had conflicts under love was spiritually and psychologically healthier in general, and lived an authentic life. The man who had conflicts under hatred was spiritually and psychologically malformed, and lived a split life.

I read "The Emotionally Healthy Church" by Peter Scazzero (2013) almost ten years ago. Now I am looking into “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality” by Peter Scazzero (2017) . More Christian spiritual practices were suggested in the latter publication, indeed more mature. Most Christian spirituality books are abstract to many, but “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality” consists of a balance of theological concepts and practical illustrations with examples. Good reading and practicing materials for laypeople as well! Episodes of "Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Series" & "Disrupting False Peace as God's Path to True Peacemaking" are available from "The Emotionally Healthy Leader Podcast" by Pete Scazzero. Episodes on Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Series: • Part 1 | The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality | Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Series • Part 2 | Know Yourself that You May Know God | Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Series ...