Safe and Sound, David Powlison

Safe and Sound by best-selling author David Powlison guides readers to see the normality of their struggles with themselves, the world around them, and the powers of darkness.

Counselors tend to be interested in what they can easily describe: psychological dynamics, social influences, and physiological givens. But how does the uncanny power of darkness fit in with the more accessible factors in a person’s life? How can counselors address and assess spiritual warfare factors as they seek to bring the hope and help of Jesus to a struggling person?

By carefully unpacking Ephesians 6 with vivid case studies and biblical wisdom, Powlison helps counselors and counselees alike humanize their struggles and bear the relevance of the love of God in Christ for both the normal battles of anger, fear, and escapism, as well as battles of a more overtly oppressive nature such as the occult, animism, and the shadow of death.

In this helpful guide, Powlison addresses many questions with gospel answers regarding the reality of spiritual warfare, including “What is spiritual warfare?” and “How does Ephesians disciple us in spiritual warfare?”

As part of CCEF’s Helping the Helper series, Safe and Sound presents Ephesians as a book about our conflict with darkness—within ourselves, with other people, and with the spiritual forces of evil. Powlison demonstrates how the message of Christ’s triumph over all that is evil, dark, and deadly rings true, and how spiritual warfare is our participation in the Lord’s cosmic war with darkness.

To stand up against evil, Powlison encourages readers to pray pointedly and listen to Scripture intently, standing with other brothers and sisters in Christ and relying on the strength God himself gives.