Yielding To Christianity

Once to every man and nation, Comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of truth with falsehood, For the good or evil side;
Some great cause, some great decision, Offering each the bloom or blight,
And the choice goes by forever, Twixt that darkness and that light.

Then to side with truth is noble, When we share her wretched crust,
Ere her cause bring fame and profit, And… Continue reading →

A STUBBORN PERSON SAILS IN A CLAY BOAT. Whether or not attempts at building a clay boat ever happened, it’s easy to smile at the image in this African proverb. The problem, though, is that our good humor doesn’t stop us from being rigid and inflexible when dealing with our own particular “clay boat.”

Human beings are stubborn about so many things. What we’ll wear. What we’ll eat. When we will sleep. And hopefully, most… Continue reading →