WHEN LIFE’S PATH IS STEEP, KEEP YOUR MIND EVEN. This observation comes from Horace (65-27 BC). Maintaining our balance, an evenness of mind, is a challenge for human beings. We’re always out there pushing and contriving, finding ways to further our own interests. Self-effort might encourage Christians to depend more than we should on ritual and church practice. Pride might exaggerate our reliance on good works or donations to charity. Or, out of a sincere… Continue reading