Strong at the Broken Places
A free study guide from the Grace Center for Spiritual Development
Kintsugi – golden joinery or golden repair
This is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a philosophy, it treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. The process usually results in something more beautiful than the original.
Find Strength in Your Brokenness
Have you ever experienced trials, failure, suffering, loss, and doubt? These are all different things in life that can break us. However, God can bring strength and beauty out of our brokenness. Sign up to receive this free Bible study guide in your email.
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway
You can also listen to the Strong at the Broken Places podcast series on Saving Grace. Follow along with your study guide, either for personal use or group study.
Topics include:
- Episode 103: Golden Repair
- Episode 104: Failure is Not Fatal
- Episode 105: The Suffering of Affliction
- Episode 106: Loss vs. Gain
- Episode 107: When In Doubt
- Episode 108: A Broken Record
Mark Rae
Vice President of Community Development, Grace School of Theology
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