[Barnabas and Paul] had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the grace of the Lord.
Acts 15:39-40
I’ve never experienced a breakup before, but rumor has it that they’re very painful. The reason why I’ve never experienced a romantic breakup is because I married my first and only girlfriend. I don’t know why I never dated in high school and college, it just happened that way. I don’t think it was because I was a loser. Or was I a loser? Do losers know if they’re losers? Anyway, I digress. But I have experienced breakups of other kinds… breakups from friendships, groups, and traditions. While these breakups were difficult in their own way, when I look back at these disintegrations, I realize that it was because I was becoming a different person and moving in a different direction from my old affiliations. Breakups can be blessed disruptions of our shortsighted plans.
