The Promise of Real Change.

You don't have to pretend you've got it all together....when you don't. You don't have to pretend your best relationship deeply satisfies ....when it doesn't. You don't have to pretend your struggle with sin is a thing of the past ...when it isn't.  "Only Christians have the capacity to never pretend," says Larry Crabb. That's because real change is possible only when you face the realities of your internal life and let God mold you into a person who is free to be honest, courageous, and loving.

If you want a more vital union with God, a richer relationship with others, and a deeper sense of personal wholeness, let Dr. Crabb help you look inside yourself and discover how God works real, liberating change when you live from the inside out.

This revised and updated 25th-anniversary edition, packed with new and compelling insights, includes the twelve-week study guide.

Part One: Looking Beneath the Surface Of Life

1. Real Change Requires an Inside Look
2. An Inside Look Can Be Frustrating
3. Knowing What to Look For

Part Two: We're Thirsty People

4. "If Anyone Is Thirsty....."
5. Springs of Living Water? Then Why So Much Pain?
6. Becoming Aware of Our Thirst

Part Three: Digging Broken Wells

7. Looking in All the Wrong Places
8. The Problem of Demandingness
9. Exposing Wrong Directions

Part Four: Changing From The Inside Out

10. Defining the Problem
11. The Power of the Gospel
12. What It Takes to Deeply Change
13. The "Good Stuff" Beneath the Bad
14. So Much More

Study Guide