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    The Broken Way (with Bonus Content): A Daring Path into the Abundant Life

    By Ann Voskamp

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    About this ebook

    This ebook includes the full text of the book plus an exclusive section of beautiful photos paired with powerful passages from the text that is not found in the hardcover.

    New York Times Bestseller

    This one's for those in need of a renewed revelation of the grace of God. Come and receive freedom, not beyond your fear and pain, but actually within it. 

    New York Times bestselling author of One Thousand Gifts Ann Voskamp sits at the edge of her life and all of her own unspoken brokenness and asks: What if you really want to live abundantly before it's too late? What do you do if you really want to know abundant wholeness? This is the one begging question that's behind every single aspect of our lives--and one that The Broken Way rises up to explore in the most unexpected ways.  

    This one's for the lovers and the sufferers. For those whose hopes and dreams and love grew so large it broke their willing hearts. This one's for the busted ones who are ready to bust free, the ones ready to break molds, break chains, break measuring sticks, and break all this bad brokenness with an unlikely good brokenness. You could be one of the Beloved who is broken--and still lets yourself be loved.  

    You could live in the face of your unspoken pain.

    You could discover and trust this broken way--the way to not be afraid of broken things.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateOct 25, 2016
    ISBN9780310318590
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    The Broken Way (with Bonus Content): A Daring Path into the Abundant Life
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    Ann Voskamp

    Ann Voskamp is the wife of a farmer, mama to seven, and the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Broken Way, The Greatest Gift, Unwrapping the Greatest Gift, and the sixty-week New York Times bestseller One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been translated into more than twenty languages. Named by Christianity Today as one of fifty women most shaping culture and the church today, Ann knows unspoken broken, big country skies, and an intimacy with God that touches tender places.  Cofounder of ShowUpNow.com, Ann is a passionate advocate for the marginalized and oppressed around the globe, partnering with Mercy House Global, Compassion International, and artisans around the world through her fair trade community, Grace Crafted Home. She and her husband took a leap of faith to restore a 125-year-old stone church into The Village Table—a place where everyone has a seat and belongs. Join the journey at www.annvoskamp.com or instagram/annvoskamp.

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    • 5/5
      As I read this beautiful book, I am drawn further and further into the ministry of Jesus. He came for the oppressed and the needy and the sick and the tired. He came to give Himself upon the Cross for all of us.Ann Voskamp writes of being the gift to those we encounter in our walk upon this earth, on the path that God has set for us. By being the gift, we give with our open hands, not closed fists and fearful. We can become less needy and less sick and less oppressed and less tired because we are giving of ourselves from the heart molded by God and through the Gift of Jesus.I highly recommend this powerful and insightful new book of bestselling author, Ann Voskamp. I have been so blessed to be on the book's launch team. WOW!!
    • 2/5
      The Broken Way is at its core a book about suffering and the Christian experience. Everyone experiences "bad brokenness" which is the scars and pain that come from suffering that is part of the human experience. The question is how can this be overcome. Voskamp suggests "good brokenness" which is a life of selfless service to others and ultimately to God. This giving is an aggressive form of love that does not look only for those who can repay but especially for those who can't. Giving without any thought of receiving. Loving with complete risk of hurting. All of this is to offered despite our own brokenness. In the sharing of our love and our lives and even our own brokenness, we become genuine Christians and receive the healing that we desire. It takes boldness to love in this way because of the threats of rejection, loss, and, consequently, more pain.As for an evaluation, there is no way around it. This book is bad. The flaws come in two forms: thinking and writing.Voskamp is a limited thinker. First, she doesn't really understand the Biblical texts that she occasionally cites. Often her ideas are sound, but she draws them from the wrong texts. Furthermore, she uses the Biblical passages as springboards. After establishing a foundational idea from a text, she proceeds to go well beyond what the text ever intended and well beyond what it can bear. In fact, much of the book is Christian self help with little other support than her own experience. Second, she knows nothing at all of Greek, yet she builds entire chapters on her faulty trivialities. The Greek words do not mean what she says that they mean. It is as simple as that. Third, she struggles with organization. One of the most challenging parts of the book is discerning how one idea relates to the next. Fourth, she does not use words according to their long accepted definitions. "Brokenness" to Christians has long meant "attitude of contrition and repentance." That is just one example of a new usage that she has developed. It can be rather jarring since she does not always provide a clear indication that the word is being used in a nonstandard way. Fifth, her sensibilities are thoroughly grounded in the current world. She likes all of the right things. She dislikes all of the wrong things. She advocates for the right causes. Most of this is not examined though it may be that Voskamp simply does not have the space to explain which can be understandable. For example, she talks about hosting a homeless stranger in her home as an example of selfless service. The implicit idea is that she has done well by entering into someone else's brokenness and providing love and healing. She has borne inconvenience for another's good. What if this man were a sexual predator? What if she or her children were assualted? Some "brokenness" is self created and plain evil. Some aren't looking for healing; they are looking for targets. Wisdom and love go hand in hand and a healthy dose of what use to be called prudence would be a necessary corrective. Sixth, she is a sloppy theologian. She writes a paragraph about Christology that would probably be heretical if it were taken at face value. This lack of precision is not allowed in other Christian writings for good reason. I do not see why it should be excused here.As to the other issue, writing is simply disciplined and edited thinking. The flaws in thinking work themselves out in the writing as well. Voskamp writes in a very trendy style that is somewhere between poetry and prose. If it is poetry, it is usually below average. The metaphors are often undeveloped and occasionally cliche. Instead of taking one picture and developing it, she rapid fire produces a dozen metaphors. Certainly this may be a style, but I'm not sure it's a good one. If it is prose, then it needs to be tightened. She often takes a page to express what could be said in a paragraph. Once again, this might be a matter of style. To be fair, some of her word pictures are both memorable and though provoking. As for her personally, Voskamp is not afraid to use herself as the standard. Whether the depth of her pain, or the height of her self-giving, she sets herself forward as the prototype all while proclaiming that she is nothing special. Unfortunately, it can come across as disingenuous pride. No doubt the book will be a best seller. Already the right people have given the right reviews so that the right crowds will buy it in bulk. Women will be told to read it and reread it. That is to bad. This book isn't worth it.