diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 45a5648..535db65 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ PATH
       git
       haml-rails
       rails (>= 7.0.4)
+      redcarpet
 
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ GEM
     rb-inotify (0.10.1)
       ffi (~> 1.0)
     rchardet (1.8.0)
+    redcarpet (3.5.1)
     regexp_parser (2.6.1)
     rspec (3.12.0)
       rspec-core (~> 3.12.0)
diff --git a/app/controllers/merged/sections_controller.rb b/app/controllers/merged/sections_controller.rb
index cd8c8ae..2ce3978 100644
--- a/app/controllers/merged/sections_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/merged/sections_controller.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module Merged
       @images = Image.all
     end
     def select_template
-      @sections = Style.sections
+      @sections = SectionStyle.sections
     end
     def select_card_template
       @cards = Style.cards
diff --git a/app/helpers/merged/merged_helper.rb b/app/helpers/merged/merged_helper.rb
index 69f91dd..e9e6697 100644
--- a/app/helpers/merged/merged_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/merged/merged_helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
+require "redcarpet"
+
 module Merged
   module MergedHelper
+    @@renderer = nil
+    
+    def renderer
+      return @@renderer unless @@renderer.nil?
+      options = {hard_wrap: true , autolink: true, no_intra_emphasis: true ,
+          safe_links_only: true, no_styles: true ,
+          link_attributes: { target: '_blank' }}
+      html = Redcarpet::Render::HTML.new(options)
+      @@renderer = Redcarpet::Markdown.new(html, options)
+    end
+
+    def markdown(text)
+      text = text.text unless text.is_a?(String)
+      return "" if text.blank?
+      renderer.render(text).html_safe
+    end
     def blue_button( text, url)
       button( text , url , "bg-blue-500" )
     end
diff --git a/app/models/merged/section.rb b/app/models/merged/section.rb
index f09e129..8d4744e 100644
--- a/app/models/merged/section.rb
+++ b/app/models/merged/section.rb
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ module Merged
 
     def self.build_data(template)
       data = { "template" => template , "id" => SecureRandom.hex(10) }
-      style = Style.sections[ template ]
+      style = SectionStyle.sections[ template ]
       style.fields.each do |key|
         data[key] = key.upcase
       end unless style.fields.blank?
diff --git a/app/views/merged/view/_section_cards.haml b/app/views/merged/view/_section_cards.haml
index 8fb24fc..12275b1 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/view/_section_cards.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/view/_section_cards.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       %h1.text-2xl.font-bold.tracking-tight.sm:text-4xl
         = section.header
       %p.mt-4.text-lg.pt-10
-        = section.text
+        = markdown(section)
   - template = "merged/view/cards/" + section.card_template
   .grid{ column_option(section)}
     - section.cards.each do |card|
diff --git a/app/views/merged/view/_section_full_image.haml b/app/views/merged/view/_section_full_image.haml
index e9ff6df..e576070 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/view/_section_full_image.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/view/_section_full_image.haml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
           %h2.text-2xl.font-bold.md:text-5xl
             = section.header
           %p.hidden.sm:mt-4.sm:block.text-2xl
-            = section.text
+            = markdown(section)
           .mt-4.md:mt-8
             -if section.has_option?("button_text")
               = render 'merged/view/elements/button' , section: section
diff --git a/app/views/merged/view/_section_full_up.haml b/app/views/merged/view/_section_full_up.haml
index edcdbf8..7b6a763 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/view/_section_full_up.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/view/_section_full_up.haml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
         %h4.text-xl.mt-10.md:text-2xl
           = section.option("subheader")
       %p.mt-4.text-lg.pt-10
-        = section.text.html_safe
+        = markdown(section)
diff --git a/app/views/merged/view/_section_half_header.haml b/app/views/merged/view/_section_half_header.haml
index 64a6394..eabc097 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/view/_section_half_header.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/view/_section_half_header.haml
@@ -9,6 +9,4 @@
       .lg:py-16
         %article.space-y-4.text-gray-600
           %p
-            = section.text
-          %p
-            = section.text
+            = markdown(section)
diff --git a/app/views/merged/view/_section_half_image.haml b/app/views/merged/view/_section_half_image.haml
index 02bb2e1..382d68c 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/view/_section_half_image.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/view/_section_half_image.haml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         %h4.text-xl.mt-10.md:text-2xl
           = section.option("subheader")
       %p.mt-8.md:block
-        = section.text
+        = markdown(section)
       -if section.has_option?("text")
         %p.mt-8.md:block
           = section.option("text")
diff --git a/app/views/merged/view/_section_large_image.haml b/app/views/merged/view/_section_large_image.haml
index 07abbba..5a4458f 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/view/_section_large_image.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/view/_section_large_image.haml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
         -if section.has_option?("subheader")
           %h4.text-xl.mt-10.md:text-2xl
             = section.option("subheader")
-        %p.mt-3= section.text
+        %p.mt-3= markdown(section)
diff --git a/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_full_image.haml b/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_full_image.haml
index 747aa9f..393d20e 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_full_image.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_full_image.haml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
         %h3.text-lg
           = card.header
         %p.mt-1.text-xs.font-medium
-          = card.text
+          = markdown(card)
diff --git a/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_gap_square.haml b/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_gap_square.haml
index 7bc9ee1..45acd11 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_gap_square.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_gap_square.haml
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
     %h3.p-4.mt-10.text-3xl.font-bold= card.header
     -if card.has_option?("subheader")
       %h4.p-4.text-xl= card.option("subheader")
-    %p.m-10= card.text
+    %p.m-10= markdown(card)
diff --git a/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_normal_square.haml b/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_normal_square.haml
index d2bff2c..4745a2a 100644
--- a/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_normal_square.haml
+++ b/app/views/merged/view/cards/_card_normal_square.haml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
     %h3.p-4.text-2xl.font-bold= card.header
     -if card.has_option?("subheader")
       %h4.p-4.text-xl= card.option("subheader")
-    %p.mt-2.p-4= card.text
+    %p.mt-2.p-4= markdown(card)
diff --git a/merged.gemspec b/merged.gemspec
index cc97aec..1d2b861 100644
--- a/merged.gemspec
+++ b/merged.gemspec
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency "rails", ">= 7.0.4"
   spec.add_dependency "haml-rails"
   spec.add_dependency "git"
+  spec.add_dependency "redcarpet"
 end