Summary of Henry Cloud & John Townsend's Safe People

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #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.