[Jesus Christ] is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. (He 1:3)

Author Hugh Halter opens his book Flesh: Bringing the Incarnation Down to Earth, with a surprising scene: he’s taking his teen daughter to get her first tattoo. While his daughter is in the chair, Halter asks Sean the tattoo artist why he thinks so many people are getting tattoos these days.  Sean՛s response is insightful: “Because it’s something permanent etched on their flesh that can’t be stolen, taken away, or corrupted. It’s unique to them, deeply irrevocably theirs, and represents a story that has formed them. When someone lets me etch something on their skin, that means a lot to me and should mean even more to them.”