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The Creator's Healing Power–Restoring the Broken to Beautiful: Bible Studies to Nurture the Creative Spirit Within
What if you could gather up all the shattered and scattered pieces of your broken heart and surrender them to a Master Artist who would then piece it back together into a BEaUtiful work of heART? ...a powerful kind of "Kintsugi of the Soul"...
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with a lacquer mixed with powdered gold. When an object is broken, rather than discarding the damaged and broken, the pieces are mended, and cracks are filled with precious metal and, in many ways, make the object more beautiful than it was at the start. As a philosophy, it is rooted in the inherent beauty of all objects, no matter what they’ve endured. And the philosophy behind kintsugi is the same one that inspires this book. Kintsugi is a powerful metaphor of Jesus Christ, the Master Artisan, filling and healing the shattered places within. As the broken places are tenderly pieced back together and repaired with his golden healing balm, they become a beautiful place where God’s glory is revealed in our weakness.
In "The Creator’s Healing Power—Restoring the Broken to Beautiful" you will discover a path to healing with a focus on artistry, beauty, creativity and worship. Based on the Formational Prayer Model developed by Dr. Terry Wardle, "The Creator’s Healing Power" is an in-depth and interactive Bible study exploring the connection between healing and creativity, prayer and redemption, surrender and beauty, worship and wholeness. Designed as an 8.5 x 11" interactive workbook, each chapter includes "Digging Deeper" Bible studies to help you uncover more about each subject area, exploring what God's Word has to say to aid us on our healing journey. Additionally, each “Digging Deeper” Bible study includes reflection questions to use as journaling prompts, song suggestions, and instructions for stepping into a creative process as a path towards healing. Throughout the book you will also find movie clips, songs and videos to use as you creatively process all you have learned. Each chapter concludes with a “benediction” of poetry and a coloring page—graciously shared by fellow artists, wounded healers, on the healing journey themselves. Poems included are by creatives such as Sarah M. Wells, Jan Richardson and Tom Graffagnino. Also included are stories and testimonies from artists and creatives who share how they have used their creativity to heal themselves and others.
Are you ready to begin a journey of reclamation and redemption with the Healer of All Healers? Are you ready for the Master Artist to take the broken, fractured, bifurcated and scattered places within and perform "Kintsugi of the Soul" in you? Let "The Creator's Healing Power—Restoring the Broken to Beautiful" be the place where you begin.
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with a lacquer mixed with powdered gold. When an object is broken, rather than discarding the damaged and broken, the pieces are mended, and cracks are filled with precious metal and, in many ways, make the object more beautiful than it was at the start. As a philosophy, it is rooted in the inherent beauty of all objects, no matter what they’ve endured. And the philosophy behind kintsugi is the same one that inspires this book. Kintsugi is a powerful metaphor of Jesus Christ, the Master Artisan, filling and healing the shattered places within. As the broken places are tenderly pieced back together and repaired with his golden healing balm, they become a beautiful place where God’s glory is revealed in our weakness.
In "The Creator’s Healing Power—Restoring the Broken to Beautiful" you will discover a path to healing with a focus on artistry, beauty, creativity and worship. Based on the Formational Prayer Model developed by Dr. Terry Wardle, "The Creator’s Healing Power" is an in-depth and interactive Bible study exploring the connection between healing and creativity, prayer and redemption, surrender and beauty, worship and wholeness. Designed as an 8.5 x 11" interactive workbook, each chapter includes "Digging Deeper" Bible studies to help you uncover more about each subject area, exploring what God's Word has to say to aid us on our healing journey. Additionally, each “Digging Deeper” Bible study includes reflection questions to use as journaling prompts, song suggestions, and instructions for stepping into a creative process as a path towards healing. Throughout the book you will also find movie clips, songs and videos to use as you creatively process all you have learned. Each chapter concludes with a “benediction” of poetry and a coloring page—graciously shared by fellow artists, wounded healers, on the healing journey themselves. Poems included are by creatives such as Sarah M. Wells, Jan Richardson and Tom Graffagnino. Also included are stories and testimonies from artists and creatives who share how they have used their creativity to heal themselves and others.
Are you ready to begin a journey of reclamation and redemption with the Healer of All Healers? Are you ready for the Master Artist to take the broken, fractured, bifurcated and scattered places within and perform "Kintsugi of the Soul" in you? Let "The Creator's Healing Power—Restoring the Broken to Beautiful" be the place where you begin.
246 pages, Paperback
Published July 15, 2018
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About the author
Jody Thomae
11 books3 followersJody Thomae has been involved in worship arts ministry since 1997, serving as worship arts ministry pastor, worship leader, creative arts director, and worship dance team director. She performs, teaches, coordinates and leads workshops in the area of creativity, spirituality, embodied prayer, and healing movement. She leads worship at local seminars, retreats, and women's events and is a guest lecturer on creativity, embodiment, and spirituality for Healing Care Ministries. She is the author of two books in the "Bible Studies to Nurture the Creative Spirit Within” series, "God’s Creative Gift—Unleashing the Artist in You" and "The Creator's Healing Power—Restoring the Broken to Beautiful."
Her passion is for the revelation of God to be made more real through the prophetic use of the arts in church and formational ministry. It is her desire to portray the message of Christ's desperate and unfailing love for His people to help sustain the hearts of the broken and weary. She is particularly interested in the way in which God uses the arts to bring formational development and healing to His people.
She is a graduate of Ashland Theological Seminary and lives in Ashland, Ohio with her husband and two children.
Her first book is available through Wipf & Stock Publishers, Amazon and in Kindle format. Her second on Amazon and Kindle.
Her passion is for the revelation of God to be made more real through the prophetic use of the arts in church and formational ministry. It is her desire to portray the message of Christ's desperate and unfailing love for His people to help sustain the hearts of the broken and weary. She is particularly interested in the way in which God uses the arts to bring formational development and healing to His people.
She is a graduate of Ashland Theological Seminary and lives in Ashland, Ohio with her husband and two children.
Her first book is available through Wipf & Stock Publishers, Amazon and in Kindle format. Her second on Amazon and Kindle.
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July 20, 2019
'The Creator's Healing Power–Restoring the Broken to Beautiful: Bible Studies to Nurture the Creative Spirit Within' is a beautiful multifaceted and interactive spiritual journey to wholeness.
Human nature is to question the meaning of life, whether there is a God, and what our purpose is. Can we seek Jesus through the creative process? As we find ourselves bruised and broken from life's turmoil and tests, how do we find restoration? Author Jody Thomae provides a path to Jesus and roadmap to recovery in The Creator's Healing Power.
From Broken to Beautiful
The Creator's Healing Power is based on the concept of Kintsugi of the Soul. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with a lacquer mixed with powdered gold. When an object is broken, rather than discarding the damaged and broken, the pieces are mended, and cracks are filled with precious metal and, in many ways, make the object more beautiful than it was at the start. Kintsugi is a powerful metaphor of Jesus Christ, the Master Artisan, filling and healing the shattered places within. Learn more at Ms. Thomae's website HERE.
An Overview
There's something cathartic about this book. It's beautifully written, visually appealing, and soothing to the soul. The mix of Bible verses, meditation, and musical suggestions complement the text wonderfully, creating a multi-faceted spiritual journey.
Roadmap to Restoration
Written for creative thinkers, The Creator's Healing Power is a comprehensive study, in a workbook-type style. Ms. Thomae walks readers through an examination of life, our purpose, goals, and relationship with God, as brought forth through numerous scriptures. She challenges us to confront the things that are holding us back.
Each section includes a Bible verse and a recommended Scripture reading that becomes the basis for the topic and discussion. Each includes recommended songs and ends with a prayer.
Progressive Path
The topics progress down an evolutionary path: Awakening, Resting, Confronting, Lamenting, Encountering, Journeying, and Adventuring. It's a logical progression for the entire journey, but the individual topics could also be explored independently as a refresher in the future, depending on your needs. The "Digging Deeper" sections could also serve as future refresher topics as well.
Soul Searching
The Creator's Healing Power is not a light beach book that you can devour in a couple of hours. If used as intended, this book is a soul searching journey of discovery, healing, and hope. It's meant to be absorbed, explored, and contemplated. It's meant to lead the reader through a process, to restore brokenness to beautiful - and brokenness doesn't mean the reader needs to have experienced undue trauma. We're all broken in some way. This book provides a path to healing, especially for the creative and artistic types.
How it Touched Me
The intended audience for The Creator's Healing Power is creative right-brainers, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, even as a (mostly) left-brainer. It tapped into my "creative imagination" and allowed me to expand beyond my normal cerebral praying and chats with God. I was introduced to the term and spiritual concept of meeting God in a 'safe place' and although I haven't been able to get there successfully yet, my new goal is to experience God in this way. Ms. Thomae described me as she explained, "for those accustomed to a more cognitive expression of the Christian life have never experienced the Lord in this way." The Creator's Healing Power has opened the door to a new way of experiencing God and Jesus in my life.
Who Would Like This Book:
This book is definitely a must-have if you're looking for a spiritual journey, especially spiritual healing. The Creator's Healing Power would be a wonderful resource to read and re-read whenever you need a spiritual boost.
You can read more of my Christian book reviews at: https://findinggodamongus.com/christi...
Human nature is to question the meaning of life, whether there is a God, and what our purpose is. Can we seek Jesus through the creative process? As we find ourselves bruised and broken from life's turmoil and tests, how do we find restoration? Author Jody Thomae provides a path to Jesus and roadmap to recovery in The Creator's Healing Power.
From Broken to Beautiful
The Creator's Healing Power is based on the concept of Kintsugi of the Soul. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with a lacquer mixed with powdered gold. When an object is broken, rather than discarding the damaged and broken, the pieces are mended, and cracks are filled with precious metal and, in many ways, make the object more beautiful than it was at the start. Kintsugi is a powerful metaphor of Jesus Christ, the Master Artisan, filling and healing the shattered places within. Learn more at Ms. Thomae's website HERE.
An Overview
There's something cathartic about this book. It's beautifully written, visually appealing, and soothing to the soul. The mix of Bible verses, meditation, and musical suggestions complement the text wonderfully, creating a multi-faceted spiritual journey.
Roadmap to Restoration
Written for creative thinkers, The Creator's Healing Power is a comprehensive study, in a workbook-type style. Ms. Thomae walks readers through an examination of life, our purpose, goals, and relationship with God, as brought forth through numerous scriptures. She challenges us to confront the things that are holding us back.
Each section includes a Bible verse and a recommended Scripture reading that becomes the basis for the topic and discussion. Each includes recommended songs and ends with a prayer.
Progressive Path
The topics progress down an evolutionary path: Awakening, Resting, Confronting, Lamenting, Encountering, Journeying, and Adventuring. It's a logical progression for the entire journey, but the individual topics could also be explored independently as a refresher in the future, depending on your needs. The "Digging Deeper" sections could also serve as future refresher topics as well.
Soul Searching
The Creator's Healing Power is not a light beach book that you can devour in a couple of hours. If used as intended, this book is a soul searching journey of discovery, healing, and hope. It's meant to be absorbed, explored, and contemplated. It's meant to lead the reader through a process, to restore brokenness to beautiful - and brokenness doesn't mean the reader needs to have experienced undue trauma. We're all broken in some way. This book provides a path to healing, especially for the creative and artistic types.
How it Touched Me
The intended audience for The Creator's Healing Power is creative right-brainers, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, even as a (mostly) left-brainer. It tapped into my "creative imagination" and allowed me to expand beyond my normal cerebral praying and chats with God. I was introduced to the term and spiritual concept of meeting God in a 'safe place' and although I haven't been able to get there successfully yet, my new goal is to experience God in this way. Ms. Thomae described me as she explained, "for those accustomed to a more cognitive expression of the Christian life have never experienced the Lord in this way." The Creator's Healing Power has opened the door to a new way of experiencing God and Jesus in my life.
Who Would Like This Book:
This book is definitely a must-have if you're looking for a spiritual journey, especially spiritual healing. The Creator's Healing Power would be a wonderful resource to read and re-read whenever you need a spiritual boost.
You can read more of my Christian book reviews at: https://findinggodamongus.com/christi...
October 22, 2018
There are so many books to read and so little time to take it all in. So I skip through different genres, topics, and themes, as my moods change. Many books are quickly forgotten, others offer something, and still others become memorable. If I can glean one good idea that matters from any book I read, then I consider it having been worth my while.
The Creator's Healing Power has more than delivered, falling into the category of a book I will cherish.
It is a Bible study workbook and a slow read, not be cause it is dense and difficult to understand, but because it is rich. To truly benefit from this book you must work your way through it slowly and thoughtfully. I found it to be more insightful than the usual Bible study, which often tends to be unidimensional.
Intended for creative Christians, this book tackles transforming the brokenness of the human spirit into a work of beauty by yielding to the Holy Spirit. The author has applied the truths in the Bible to her own life and this book is the fruit of her insight gained from experience. This is a well written book that will encourage, uplift and deepen your walk with Jesus.
Following her prompts and references to outside resources like Youtube videos will truly enhance the slow, mediative pace of the journey that she takes the reader on. The theme of restoring the broken to beautiful is gently and delicately dealt within its pages. This book is truly anointed and well worth the read. I would highly recommend it if you are a Christian and would like to, as she puts it, "nurture the creative spirit within".
The Creator's Healing Power has more than delivered, falling into the category of a book I will cherish.
It is a Bible study workbook and a slow read, not be cause it is dense and difficult to understand, but because it is rich. To truly benefit from this book you must work your way through it slowly and thoughtfully. I found it to be more insightful than the usual Bible study, which often tends to be unidimensional.
Intended for creative Christians, this book tackles transforming the brokenness of the human spirit into a work of beauty by yielding to the Holy Spirit. The author has applied the truths in the Bible to her own life and this book is the fruit of her insight gained from experience. This is a well written book that will encourage, uplift and deepen your walk with Jesus.
Following her prompts and references to outside resources like Youtube videos will truly enhance the slow, mediative pace of the journey that she takes the reader on. The theme of restoring the broken to beautiful is gently and delicately dealt within its pages. This book is truly anointed and well worth the read. I would highly recommend it if you are a Christian and would like to, as she puts it, "nurture the creative spirit within".
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