Encountering Beauty

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 mentors others through discipleship, teaching, writing, and speaking. For 40 years, Ken has shared Scripture-based truth to help people view life from God’s perspective. He holds a BS from Case Institute of Technology, a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, a PhD from New York University, and a DPhil from the University of Oxford in England. He leads four weekly studies in the Atlanta area and is the founder of Reflections Ministries.

is a Life Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge, and writes the weekly Poet’s Corner column for the Church Times. He is the author of several books including Mariner: A voyage with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Love Remember: 40 poems of loss, lament and hope, and David’s Crown: Sounding the Psalms. Guite earned degrees from Cambridge and Durham universities. His research interests include the intersection of religion and the arts, and the examination of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, and British poets such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was a Bye-Fellow and chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge and associate chaplain of St Edward King and Martyr in Cambridge.

is professor emeritus at Wheaton College, as well as a visiting professor at Biola University, Talbot Graduate School of Theology, and Moody Bible Institute. As an undergrad student, Jerry attended Whittier College in Whittier, California where he was awarded 7 varsity letters in football and wrestling. Jerry started for his college championship team for three years and as a running back he never once fumbled and never lost a yard all the times he carried the football. This meant lots of first down carries and touchdowns. Jerry continued to play some form of American football until he was 44 years old. After undergrad, Jerry pursued and received his Master of Divinity degree from Talbot Graduate School of Theology and later earned his Ph.D. through the Open University at the Oxford Center for Mission Studies. Jerry and his wife Claudia have been married since 1975. Together, they have 4 married children and 15 grandchildren.

Steve Bell is a Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is known for an extensive catalog of songs, including "Deep Calls to Deep,"and is among the best-known Christian musicians in Canada. Bell was the Juno Award's first winner for Best Gospel Album. That category formed in 1998 out of the previous Blues/Gospel Album category, representing the industry's recognition of Contemporary Christian Music in Canada. He has three children (Sarah, Jesse and Micah) with his wife Nanci. His daughter Sarah was a featured vocalist on the 2003 release Sons & Daughters.

author of four nonfiction books, including the acclaimed Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society and bestselling The Beauty Chasers: Recapturing the Wonder of the Divine, is a writer, artist, theologian, and independent scholar. He has written for Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and publishes The Beautiful Disruption newsletter on Substack. He lives with his wife, Christine, and their three daughters, Lyric, Brielle, and Zion, in the woods of Waxhaw, North Carolina. Timothy received his master’s from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where his studies focused on theology, Christian thought, and church history. His master’s thesis was titled A Theology of Personhood.

Grew up in Steeler country, learned to drive stick in an old Scout, and studied Greek and Hebrew in seminary. She loves homeschooling her three daughters (affectionately referred to as the "pixies.").

As a young woman in Seminary, her heart burned to understand the Word of God, and to communicate its truth to those around her. She knew from experience that it had the power to change lives. Little did I know then I would have the opportunity to do this first and foremost within my own home, tending to my family.

What you find here is a natural outpouring of years studying Scripture. A place where theological truths weave into our everyday moments of tending to our heart and home.

Whether I’m homeschooling the pixies or sitting on my front porch reading a book, these whispers of Beauty beg to be shared. Let’s tend to our hearts and homes and Mend!