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 process through scriptures, historical and contemporary leaders, and his faith journey. While few openly talk about times of brokenness, nearly everyone experiences them intensely. Instead of resisting the pain and avoiding what cause them, the counterintuitive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1539632741
• ISBN13: 9781539632740
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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.