Humility, the Lost Virtue

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less.”  –C.S. Lewis What ever happened to humility?  Once valued in our culture, humility just isn’t practiced at …

Old Wineskins

“Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined. Rather, new …

Lord, If You Had Been Here

While on vacation in Florida, I had a chance to talk with one of the neighbors, also a vacationer.  We talked briefly about baseball, the beach, and getting away from …

That was Yesterday

On his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him.  He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, …

Save it For Easter

Easter is the greatest holiday in the Christian church year, and in the 1950’s the tradition of dressing up in you finest new clothes at Easter time was the norm. …