Shattered People: Journeys to Joy [Paperback]

Michael E. Chalberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 9, 2003

Journeys to Joy chronicles the first two years in 10, of a journey to find and know the truth about God's love from God Himself. Learn how these people break free of the abusive control maintained over their lives and memories by people and priests who came in the name of God and claim to be acting under His authority. These remarkable true stories follow an individual with MPD, a survival mechanism initiated by a lifetime of abuse, struggling to find spiritual healing and 'wholeness' through the unconditional love of Jesus. Recorded in the words of those experiencing them, some of life's hardest issues are investigated, illustrated and documented in these books.; spiritual warfare, clergy abuse, Satanic Ritual Abuse, evil in everyday life, spiritual healing and the reality of the power of the kingdom of God at work in and around us. How God chooses to reveal His love and power, while confronting evil in the midst of their pain and suffering, through forgiveness, mercy and truth¿ will challenge your concepts of Him and His love. "For I know the plans that I have for you,' declares the Lord, '¿to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

I feel very satisfied with the responses to my first book. Everyone who has contacted me after reading it has stated something like, "It has changed my life and challenged (or confirmed in some cases) my understanding of God,and more specifically God's love for us and power to heal us no matter our circumstances."

I know my book has hard content and different concepts perhaps about our traditional understanding of God. Yet, I also know that the "Truth Will Set You Free." God wants His people to know the truth about what He does and doesn't do through His church, especially His desire and power to heal the brokenhearted. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: Shepherds Care Publishing (May 9, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974646407
• ISBN-13: 978-0974646404
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,299,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BookWire Review: Jan. 13, 2005 : God's Redeeming Love, February 23, 2005

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This review is from: Shattered People: Journeys to Joy (Paperback)

"Shattered People" is a magnificent account of the ability of God's spiritual healing powers in restoring individuals who have suffered a lifetime of abuse. These incredible true stories of individuals suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder, portrays their struggle of finding hope and healing through their search for God. It reveals God's redeeming love and power, and His ability to heal and give hope to people engulfed by their tragedy and grief. The book depicts His desire for people to love one another in this world and His ability to conquer forces of evil that attempt to harm and jinder that love.

Michael E. Chalberg has weighed a variety of psychological perspectives and biases that are a part of the troubled lives of these people. The journeys of these individuals assert the power and capability of God's love over evil practices and spread a message of hope to all those who feel unable to explore what it means to be a Christian. Chalberg, who is a pastor, has laced the book with quotes from the Bible. This book is disturbing, poignant, powerful and a treasury of spiritual experiences.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tasting the Power of Love, July 28, 2004

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Shepherds Care Publishing (San Leandro, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shattered People: Journeys to Joy (Paperback)

A review by Dr. Joe Johnson, Huntington Beach, CA

Shattered People, by Michael Chalberg, does a practical study for anyone wanting to understand the painful and disturbing reality of Dissociative Identity Disorder. It is also a love story written from experience in a way that clarifies, but does not oversimplify. Chalberg writes with respect, which is contagious. He offers wisdom and hope, which cuts through confusion and lights up the dark.

For the Christian reader, old truth is stripped of cliche and has the import of new revelation. Reading Shattered People is like eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. One can virtually taste the evil, but also the power of love overcoming that evil. This is a book for the professions, for the compassionate friend and for the broken in need of God's redeeming love.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hope for the Broken and Insight for the Church, May 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Shattered People: Journeys to Joy (Paperback)

This book is a must read if you are struggling with brokenness or if you set clergy abuse policy in the church. The book brings hope and encouragement to people who think God has forgotten them and does not love them. It also gives church leaders a real understanding of the devastation that clergy abuse has on an individual.