The Beauty of Brokenness

“Broken is beautiful,” a friend reassured our small group Bible study. She then explained the Japanese art of Kintsugi, which uses gold to repair broken pottery. By dusting the cracked pieces with powdered gold, this art form draws attention to…

The Diary of Memory

  I agree with the words of George Eliot: “I desire no future that will break the ties of the past.” With every passing year I seem to long more and more for the “good ol’ days.” The beginning of…

New Every Morning

My pastor recently told a story about an insightful young boy he had encountered at an Easter egg hunt. This young boy named Michael eagerly shared his enthusiasm for his haul. “Look, Mr. Mark,” the young boy exclaimed as he…