Blessed Broken Given, Glenn Packiam
Blessed Broken Given, Glenn Packiam
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Blessed Broken Given
How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus

Author: Glenn Packiam

Narrator: Glenn Packiam

Unabridged: 5 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Published: 08/20/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

An invitation to find beauty and meaning in the ordinary and imperfect aspects of your life; not as a call to settle for less, but rather as a way to mysteriously participate in God's power and purpose.

Glenn Packiam wants to empower readers to find great joy, purpose, and passion in their daily living. While bread may be one of the most common items on our dinner tables, Jesus chose to take it at the Last Supper and invest deep, wonderful, and transcendent meaning in it. Like the bread that was blessed, broken, and given; readers will see how God uses ordinary experiences to cultivate their mission and their brokenness to bring healing to the world. The ordinary is not the enemy; it is the means by which God accomplishes the miraculous. Through clear biblical teaching and practical steps, Packiam leads the reader into a more purposeful, directed, hopeful future.

About The Author

Glenn Packiam is one of the associate senior pastors at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the lead pastor of New Life Downtown, a congregation of New Life Church.  He is the author of Discover the Mystery of Faith (David C. Cook, 2013), LUCKY: How the Kingdom Comes to Unlikely People (Cook, 2011), Secondhand Jesus: Trading Rumors of God for a Firsthand Faith (Cook, 2009), and Butterfly in Brazil: How Your Life Can Make a World of Difference (Tyndale, 2007).  Glenn was one of the founding leaders and songwriters for the Desperation Band and has been featured on several Desperation Band and NewLifeWorship recordings. He has also released three solo projects with Integrity Music, "The Mystery of Faith", "The Kingdom Comes", and "Rumors and Revelations". As a signed songwriter with Integrity Music, he has had the honor of writing and co-writing over 65 worship songs, including several well-loved songs, like "Your Name" and "My Savior Lives." ​ He has spoken at many conferences for pastors and worship leaders, and has taught sessions and chapel services at Biola University, Asbury Seminary, Calvin College, and Trinity School for Ministry. Glenn earned a Doctorate in Theology and Ministry from Durham University in the UK. He also holds BA in Theological/Historical Studies and Masters in Management from Oral Roberts University, and a Graduate Certificate in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He is an ordained priest with the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA). Glenn, his wife, Holly, their four children are enjoying life in the shadow of the mighty Rocky Mountains.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cherish on February 04, 2020

I enjoyed the overall concepts that Packiam was portraying. It proposes a theological way for Christians to live in the world, which is grounding needed in the church today. Further, it is an example that reflects how Christ interacted in the world - as blessed, broken, and given. That being said, I......more

Goodreads review by Paula on October 15, 2020

Don’t miss this Beautiful, personal, theological, and soaked in the life and gospel of Jesus. The author’s writing is engaging and warm and humble. You will not go unchanged from being at the Table.......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on December 30, 2021

Honestly one of my favorite books I’ve read this year. A lot of wisdom and stories that make it engaging. This is one of those books i think will be one of my regular recommendations.......more

Goodreads review by Adam on October 08, 2019

Summary: A book that attempts to tell the story of how Christ uses the common. Blessed Broken Given has bread as the central metaphor of the book. Mostly that bread is directly referencing eucharistic bread. Occasionally it is more mundane, but because I have followed Glenn Packiam for years on twitt......more

Goodreads review by Christina on April 05, 2020

I really liked this book. I enjoyed Packiam's cogent analysis of both Christ and His Church being blessed, broken, and given. The book was thoughtful and theologically sound. I have thought a lot about embodied spirituality lately and the ties to literal bread this book used were really helpful for......more