Fractal
Sometimes what looks like chaos up close reveals perfect order from above. In creation, in people, and in faith, God’s design repeats in patterns of beauty and purpose — fractals of His glory woven through everything He made. Fractal Have you ever heard the word fractal before? According to the Merriam‑Webster Dictionary, a fractal is: “Any of various extremely irregular curves or shapes for which any suitably chosen part is similar in shape to a given larger or smaller part when magnified or reduced to the same size.” In simple terms, a fractal is a pattern that repeats itself at every scale — small parts reflecting the whole. When you look at God’s creation, fractals are everywhere: trees, flowers, clouds, rivers, coastlines, mountains, seashells, snowflakes, hurricanes. Creation is full of repeating patterns — beauty emerging from what looks like chaos. Fractals are often described as “images of dynamic systems,” or “pictures of chaos.” But when you step back, ...