"The Mended Heart richly illustrates the truth of 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 that our suffering shapes and empowers our ministry to others, and that God redeems what He allows. The author’s eloquent comments and poems on human and divine love, suffering, and hope skillfully guide us on a journey below the waterline of our emotions into the healing depths of God’s truth, goodness, and beauty."—Ken Boa, ThM, PhD, DPhil, president of Reflections Ministries, president of Trinity House Publishers, author of A Guide to Practicing God’s Presence
“Rhonda Milner is a physician, counselor, spiritual director, wife, mom, and poet. This book, like her life, is a remarkable tapestry. Her writing, in The Mended Heart, becomes a fabric that draws threads from each of those voices. Rhonda writes with wisdom and beauty about the gift of love, redemption of suffering, and pathway of hope. Each poem is offered with a wonderful visual image and commentary from the poet.”—Gary W. Moon, MDiv, PhD, founding Executive Director of the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture and Dallas Willard Center, and the Renovaré Institute; author of Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher, and Christ Follower and Apprenticeship with Jesus
“Like a modern-day Dante, Rhonda Milner asks us to pause, not just to think deeply on the spiritual meaning of life but to feel deeply its changing rhythms and persevere. Her poetry feeds our soul care. It promises us that Love is transcendent, not subject to the boundaries of time and space, and the ultimate gift from our Creator.”—Timothy Quinnan, PhD, author, screenwriter, and President of Richmont Graduate University
