~ John Oguntoyinbo- "In my village, a boy who had gone fishing was out on the sea for forty-eight hours.
When his parents raised the alarm on the third day, the village searched for him with our fishing boats. (photo courtesy of pixabay.com)
When his parents raised the alarm on the third day, the village searched for him with our fishing boats. (photo courtesy of pixabay.com)
~ Anne Hughes- "You are a butterfly,” my pastor said.
I was thirty-four years old when I committed my life to Jesus. It was a face-to-face reckoning I will never forget. I carried much baggage into this new relationship. But God gifted me with a pastor who was a trained counselor. He helped me understand many things, not the least of which was my value to the Lord. (photo courtesy of pixabay.com.)
~ Winn Collier- In his wonderful book Art+Faith: a Theology of Making, renowned artist Makoto Fujimura describes the ancient Japanese art form of Kintsugi.
In it, the artist takes broken pottery (originally tea ware) and pieces the shards back together with lacquer, threading gold into the cracks. (Google image, Kintsugi potery)
~ Andres Merrell- Sometimes I can’t help but laugh at the way God sets things up when He wants to get my attention.
One day, on my way to church, I listened to a song on the radio that spoke of being free. The line that jumped out at me was “there are no chains on me.” (photo courtesy of pixabay.com.)
~ Patricia Raybon- "At age twelve, Ibraham arrived in Italy from West Aftica, not knowing a word of Italian, struggling with a stutter, and forced to face anti-immigrant putdowns. None of that stopped the hardworking young man who, in his twenties, opened a pizza shop in Trento, Italy. His little business won over doubters to be listed as one of the top fifty pizzerias in the world. (Google image, Pizza)