Embracing Brokenness

by Alan E. Nelson

Book Overview

Embracing Brokenness describes a journey to healing and wholeness by discovering how God can use your disappointments to grow you if you want to lean into them. Alan E Nelson, EdD, studied this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576833135
• ISBN13: 9781576833131
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: NavPress Publishing Group
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Truly rich!

This has to be one of the most profound books I have read in a long time. Alan Nelson masterfully takes the pain and confusion of brokenness, richly aligns it with understanding in scripture, and takes you out the other side. Through out the book I had several ah-hah moments and read some chapters again and again. He blends reality, psychology, Biblical knowledge and Biblical wisdom masterfully. I saw things I had never seen before. I wish I had read this book when I had gone through my season of brokenness, but reading it now I kept saying to myself...this is true, this is true. The author does a wonderful job of giving you word pictures that open your mind to understand the reason, purpose, and process of brokenness. Outstanding book. It is one I will give to many friends! I will also look for other books written by Alan Nelson.

We'll Be Reading This One Again ang Again!

Wow, I've already spent two months with this little book, and I'm a fast reader when I'm passionate like this! But alas, this is NOT the kind of book you can swallow whole; it demands to be nibbled and digested slowly as it becomes a part of you. I am surprised and amazed by what I have already learned from this hidden gem of a book. The key phrase is "God doesn't want to break us like glass, he wants to break us like a horse (that we might become champions)." God is like that "horse whisperer" of movie fame. I really am doing injustice to the book by summing it up in a sentence like that, so all I can say is please do read it; you won't regret it. :) I'll update my review once I finish the book :) Cheers.

Excellent read!

This book is full of no nonsense approach to dealing with your attitudes about life's disappointments. God definitely wants us to have a better attitude and this book with all of the Biblical references will get you on your way. I desire to be spiritally mature and this book definitely helped me on my way. I definitely recommend this book for all of those seeking maturity in the Lord.