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 ldquo Kintsugi rdquo Fujimura explains ldquo does not just lsquo fix rsquo or repair a broken vessel rather the technique makes the broken pottery even more beautiful than the original rdquo Kintsugi first implemented centuries ago when a warlord rsquo s favorite cup was destroyed and then beautifully restored became art that rsquo s highly [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories McCartys Pottery was founded in and is known all over the world today And it all started in the tiny Mississippi Delta town of Merigold and still stands over years later Here's Stephen Smith one of the godsons of Lee and Pup McCarty who now runs the business with his brother Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

There's a special form of Japanese pottery called Kintsugi It means golden joinery Broken ceramics are restored with a lacquer resin mixed with powdered gold silver or platinum The repairs are obvious and beautiful The Bible speaks of us as God's workmanship We may have some cracks and chips but God can heal us in a beautiful way and make us vessels of honor And today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie explains how we can be fit for the Master's use Listen on harvest org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest org A New [... more]

In Romans the Apostle Paul invites us to forsake the binding chains of religion and embrace the liberating arms of a relationship [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories in Gatlinburg Tennessee right below the Great Smoky Mountains you will find the Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum Andrea Ludden daughter of the original collector shares the story of how this amazing collection came to be a museum Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

It's not my fault that college graduates can't pay their bills with their advanced degree in Feminist Pottery Theory John Solomon Trish Regan Scott Walker and Dr Kathleen O'Toole join the conversation See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Open calls questions and discussion with Matt Slick LIVE in the studio Topics include--- - Matt discusses a recent conversation with a Roman Catholic regarding Mary -- - Can you explain how unitarians understand Jesus--- - Isn't -Jesus name only- baptism the pattern in Colossians - and all throughout Acts--- - Can you explain what the amillennial view is--- - What's the best book to learn about presuppositional apologetics--- - What do you know about the preservation of the Quran [... more]

- A Conversation with Jason Lawson by Truth for a New Generation [... more]

We sometimes make the mistake of thinking that Paul had all the answers to life's questions We think he always knew where God wanted him to go next and that he had the Christian life all figured out But thankfully Paul himself tells us the opposite Today Stephen reminds us that remarkable Christians need the grace of God as much as everyone else [... more]

In in an effort to prevent clumsy or careless people from breaking items in a shop a Miami Beach storeowner posted a sign that read ldquo You break it you buy it rdquo The catchy phrase served as a warning to shoppers This type of sign can now be seen in many boutiques Ironically a different sign might be placed in a real potter rsquo s shop It would say ldquo If you break it we rsquo ll make it into something better rdquo And that rsquo s exactly what rsquo s revealed in Jeremiah The prophet reminds us that [... more]

Much of life is bittersweet There are good times there are bad times It's only during the bad times that we ask why But the Lord wants to walk beside us through it all And today on A NEW BEGINNING Pastor Greg Laurie draws from his own bittersweet experiences to bring us a fresh perspective on the faithfulness and compassion of the Lord We'll see it's okay to bring our hurts and questions to God But it's also okay to leave the perplexing vexing uncertainties in His hands View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes --- Learn more and [... more]

Our bus finally arrived at our much-anticipated destination mdash an archaeological dig in Israel where we would actually do some excavation work of our own The site rsquo s director explained that anything we might unearth had been untouched for thousands of years Digging up broken shards of pottery we felt as though we were touching history After an extended time we were led to a workstation where those broken pieces mdash from huge vases shattered long long ago mdash were being put back together nbsp nbsp nbsp The picture was crystal clear Those artisans reconstructing centuries-old broken pottery were [... more]

Open calls questions and discussion with Matt Slick LIVE in the studio Questions include--- - Matt announces that CARM videos will be posted on Odysee instead of Youtube -- - Do you think there's anywhere special that pets go--- - Will those who commit or want euthanasia will be condemned to hell--- - Is Romans - talking about individuals or nations--- - Is there any unique meaning behind the wording in Romans -the same lump of clay- -- - Matt discusses masks and COVID vaccines -- - What was Cain's punishment for killing Abel--- - Is there any way to [... more]

From being sold into slavery by his brothers thrown into prison and then rising to power and being reunited with his family Joseph's life is a beautiful picture of God's sovereign plan [... more]

Seeing ourselves as clay in the potter rsquo s hand helps us to avoid believing the myth that we are in control We frequently don rsquo t like the stresses of being shaped by God However as the Potter God is in charge and He has a purpose we cannot see His purpose will take us through the fire so that one day we will come out as gold Are we content being clay on God rsquo s pottery wheel nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

Most of us go about our business thinking we rsquo re in control of our lives But God sets the agenda and He knows what is best Many believers have never seen themselves as clay on a potter rsquo s wheel being molded to suit the Potter rsquo s purposes But the sooner we understand this truth the sooner we rsquo ll be fruitful members of the body of Christ serving and loving both God and others nbsp Click here to listen Duration [... more]

Much of life is bittersweet There are good times there are bad times It's only during the bad times that we ask why But the Lord wants to walk beside us through it all And today on A New Beginning Pastor Greg Laurie draws from his own bittersweet experiences to bring us fresh perspective on the faithfulness and compassion of the Lord We'll see it's okay to bring our hurts and questions to God But it's also okay to leave the perplexing vexing uncertainties in His hands View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes --- Learn more and subscribe [... more]

Women of Joy conference founder Phil Waldrep talks about the aftermath of a friend's betrayal After asking for his friend's resignation Waldrep recalls the long journey he took to find healing from this hurt all the while holding out hope that someday he and his friend would be reconciled Waldrep tells how examining some restored Japanese pottery at an antique store one day taught him a lesson about reconciliation Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast at https shop familylife com Products aspx categoryid Check out all that's available on the FamilyLife Podcast Network https www familylife com [... more]

What are your goals Or better what should they be and how do you stay motivated to keep after them Today on Grace to You John MacArthur helps you learn how to set and pursue joy-filled goals in his study called Joy Rules [... more]

We all live with terrible regrets over things we've said or done even if at the time we felt we had the best of intentions This caller expressed his sorrow over things he said however well meaning to his mother as she mourned the loss of his father He felt he was helping but looking back he realized he should have handled it differently We spend some time talking about that and how we as caregivers can better sort through our inventory of mistakes Peter Rosenberger hosts the nationally syndicated program HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER Hope for the Caregiver is [... more]