My heart thrills each time I hear this magnificent sermon written by C.S. Lewis. In it we find that desire can serve as clues to both our true nature and our true destiny and home.

I came across this article while browsing the Renovare website, a place I often visit, and thought it well suited for Thanksgiving reflection. As Renovare puts it, "[The article] is an introduction to the beloved Laura Ingalls Wilder's original remembrance of the “goose that got away.” Before she ever fictionalized this incident in By the Shores of Silver Lake, Laura remembered how the outcome of a silly quarrel illustrated the concept of gratitude in her young life. This lesson carried through over many seasons of various seasoning during her long life."

While sorrow doesn't fall into the category of an essential good, George MacDonald makes a compelling case for sorrow being a harbinger of future joy.

In his excellent book, Jesus an Obedient Son, author Michael Phillips probes the long-standing debate in some religious circles over Jesus' identity: was he an angel or a man? And if a man, as Christianity claims, why a man?

How have we learned Jesus? Is it through the absorption of thoughts and ideas about him as expressed by others who may or may not know him at all? Or is it through the hard work of thinking about what Jesus said and then obeying him as best we can with the help of his Spirit?

A short essay written by C.S. Lewis in which he considers the various responses humanity has offered in response to the question, "What are we to make of Jesus Christ?" From the notion of great moral teacher to myth and legend, Lewis applies his usual penetrating logic to reach the only conclusion he believes possible.

The first essay I ever wrote as a follower of Jesus Christ, Famiies is a personal reflection on the nature of this most intimate of human relationships.

MacDonald turns his insightful mind to John 2 and the turning of water into wine, the first of our Lord's miracles.

The last part of a classic essay by C. S. Lewis in which he explores the connection between the miraculous and Christianity. Are the miracles noted in the gospels essential to the Christian faith?

Part 1 of a classic essay by C. S. Lewis in which he explores the connection between the miraculous and Christianity. Are the miracles noted in the gospels essential to the Christian faith?