“Can I tell you something?” When you hear words like that, do you feel nervous? Intrigued? What about when you think of saying those words? That question can be the precursor to a holy and hard confession. In a previous article, I argued that God can take what is broken and make it beautiful (“What…
When I was four years old, my parents gave me a set of geography flashcards. On one side was the outline of the country and on the other was the name of the country along with significant facts about it. In this way I learned to identify countries by their shape, including now defunct entities…
As I wrote last month, a kintsugi workshop helped me realise that God can bring beauty out of brokenness (“What If It Could Be Beautiful?” Aug. 7). All brokenness – whether physical, emotional, relational or situational – results from sin, but not all is a direct result of our own sin. Some forms of brokenness…
This is the sound of the harvest / beyond that row of spruce and aspen / the straining and purring of cogs, belts / and pieces of metal doing their work / to separate the seeds from the chaff
Despite North American culture’s “throw-away” reputation, if you are of Dutch background you may be familiar with the concept of making do when something breaks. At my house, we regularly use bent forks, holey oven mitts and a repaired teapot. The idea of using something broken-but-functional is not new to me. A recent event made…
In his boldly-titled blog post “Beauty will Save the World,” Dr. Curt Thompson urges readers to find and create beauty in art and the natural world even, and especially, during the stress of a global pandemic. He argues that noticing and creating beauty brings us into the present moment.
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