A Kintsugi Parable: Perspectives on Brokenness

by Angie Clark, Cori Smith (Foreword)

Metaphorically speaking, when the Master Potter removes us, His prized creations, from the potter’s wheel and takes us out of the fire, our life of service begins. In that life of service, things happen that crack and break us. What happens then? How are we put back together again? To help answer these questions, kintsugi, a Japanese traditional method of pottery repair, offers a unique way to examine the reality of brokenness in the life of a believer in Jesus. In addition to perspectives on brokenness, discover the extraordinary correlation between the three types of kintsugi repair, and the work of the Holy Spirit. We have an eternity of being put back together to look forward to! As we wait for that day, we exist to point others in need of repair to the Master Potter.

87 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 6, 2020

Reviews

[Kelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked this book up at TN Ladies Conference 2021. I had previously been impressed with the idea of kintsugi while listening to the song “Beautifully Broken”. Seeing this book on the shelf was confirmation for me. A Kintsugi Parable is a quick but powerful read. I loved the connections Angie Clark makes between the art of repair and our spiritual brokenness. And her stories of missionary life were an added bonus. My favorite section is on yobitsugi, which “calls for a larger void to be patched with a piece of similar size and shape from a different piece of pottery that was also broken.” The idea that my brokenness could be used to fill a void in someone else is humbling.

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent little tome to help us deal with our brokenness. Obviously, it is great for Christians, as it is meant to be a bible study. I think non-Christians could get much out of the ideas in this book too. A quick, but important read.

[Brett Potts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend this book to anyone! It is a must read! Angie Clark does such a good Job of helping the reader identify where they are broken and just what they need to do to allow the Lord to fix those broken areas.

[Milan V · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great and inspiring book about how God can and will use you through your brokenness and how your brokenness will bring glory to Him. A solid 10/10 read.

[Monte Hickingbottom · Rating 5 out of 5]

God brings Beauty & Strength from Brokenness!

I have been enriched by this book. Initially I was using it as a supplemental teaching resource for a lesson that I was preparing to give to our adult Sunday School class. This entire book should be taught more thoroughly than I could do it justice in one Sunday. We are ALL broken, and we ALL need to be mended. Some of us cover it better than others, but we ALL need the Master’s restoring work evidenced in our lives.