Larry Crabb

Soul Talk:
Speaking with Power Into the Lives of Others

In this extraordinary book, Dr. Larry Crabb introduces a revolutionary new way for Christians to experience God. It is a process he calls "soul talk." Soul talk happens when two Christians talk to each other in a way that results in their passion for God being stirred, ignited, and released. It’s about learning a language that when used, releases supernatural power that enables people to move to the deepest level of relationships with each other and with God. The culmination of a lifetime of research and writing, Soul Talk carries a vision for what the Church was created to be.

The Pressure's Off
There's a New Way to Live

There are two basic approaches to life–two pathways. One creates pressure, the other provides freedom.

In the Old Way of life, as best-selling author, psychologist, and spiritual director Larry Crabb describes it, “you have decided that what you most want out of life is within your reach, and you are doing whatever you believe it takes to get it.” But in the New Way of life, “you have realized that what you most want is beyond your reach, and you are trusting God for the satisfaction you seek. You want Him. Nothing less, not even His blessings, will do.”

The Old Way–the way most Christians define life and pursue fulfillment–is fundamentally wrong and harmful. It leaves us tired, in bondage, and feeling distant from God. But the New Way brings true freedom and refreshment as we tap into the power to draw closer to God in a personal way.

“We can’t always make life work. But we can always draw near to God. There is a different way to approach our problems. There is a NEW WAY to live.” —Larry Crabb

Shattered Dreams
God's Unexpected Pathway to Joy

Learn how to look through life's tragedies and see the lavish blessings God has for you. "Shattered dreams," writes Dr. Larry Crabb, "are never random. They are always a piece in a larger puzzle, a chapter in a larger story. The Holy Spirit uses the pain of shattered dreams to help us discover our desire for God, to help us begin dreaming the highest dream. They are ordained opportunities for the Spirit first to awaken, then to satisfy our highest dream." 

To help you understand this neglected truth in the deepest and most helpful way, Larry Crabb has written a wise, hopeful, honest, and realistic examination of life's difficulties and tragedies. He wraps his insights around the bold story of Naomi in the Bible's book of Ruth. 

As Crabb retells and illuminates this sometimes disturbing and often profoundly touching story, we are shown how God stripped Naomi of happiness in order to prepare her for joy. And we gain an unforgettable picture of how God uses shattered dreams to release better dreams and a more fulfilling life for those He loves. Shattered dreams have the power to change our lives for good. Forever. 

"Making my own plans, setting my own goals, promoting my own agenda, nurturing my own ambition--in short living out my own dreams--are sure ways to get less than God wants to give me. Therefore, I praise God for shattering my dreams...and I praise God for Larry Crabb, who has courageously, clearly, and compassionately defined a biblical principle that is largely misunderstood." —Anne Graham Lotz 

The Safest Place on Earth 
Where People Connect and are Forever Changed
(Also available in audio cassette.)

Larry Crabb believes that, rather than a place for people to display their goodness and hide their failures in fear of censure, the church should be open, supportive, and compassionate in dealing with our weaknesses. It should be a place of spiritual community where people understand that brokenness is the pathway to a deeper relationship with God and others. Where people connect in ways that create a passion for God deeper than all other passions. Where people believe in the power of spiritual friendships as the best care for hurting souls. Where people reach that sacred place of vulnerability where lives are forever changed. 

"The honesty and urgency that characterizes these pages is a welcome contrast to the prevailing entrepreneurial spirit of our age that turns community into a commodity."—Eugene Peterson, Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology, Regent College

"This book casts the vision of the heart of God for the church as community, and spoke to some of my deepest personal longings. I cannot recommend it highly enough."—James Emery White, author of You Can Experience a Spiritual Life.

Dr. Larry Crabb is the founder of New Way Ministries and a best-selling author, counselor, and psychologist who is known internationally not only through his many books, but also as a leading seminar and conference speaker for the past two decades. He has been a professor at Colorado Christian University since 1989 and has also taught at Regent College, Grace Theological Seminary, and the University of Illinois. He had a private practice in clinical psychology for ten years. Larry and his wife, Rachael, have two sons and two grandchildren and live in Denver, Colorado.