Mark Scholten

Beauty Defiled, Beauty Revealed: a Tragic Story of True Blessing Mark Scholten

What happens when you have God's blessing nailed down, and then without warning an evil intruder rips everything apart?

I had a corner on the good life. Driven by my material appetite, strategically balanced by religion, I desperately played both sides. Comfortable in a good marriage with two kids, and situated on a small horse farm, I was truly blessed.

Everything changed in an instant with the discovery of a lump, but some things changed in ways I could never have imagined.

By probing the joy and heartache of the past in the redemptive light of precious promises kept, this narrative paints a picture of beauty defiled unfolding to startling beauty revealed. You're invited on a journey of discovery that may change the way you think about blessings."A story of praise and healing, though not in the popular sense; it's a drama of marital love and faithfulness that prevails against great odds." - Rev. Sherwin (Chic) Broersma, D. Min., Retired RCA Pastor

"Mark's journey into death leads you beyond the struggle to a hallowed place of surrender. You will be both encouraged and equipped through this book." - Sarah Schieber, singer, songwriter, author, speaker

"Find hope in the midst of deep grief and loss. Take and read!" - Rev. Keith A. Derrick, Dir. of Journey, Center for Learning at Western Theological Seminary