February 4th – 5th – Watch Them Wolves

 
A wolf, by any other name, is still a wolf — and it will always be thus. Aesop wrote the following fable which reminds us to watch out for wolves:
Once upon a time a wolf was lapping at a spring on a hillside, when, looking up, what should he see but a lamb just beginning [...]

February 3rd – Oh Say, Can You See?

 
Looks can be deceiving, especially when you’re flying thousands of feet above the ground in an airplane. On November 26, 2011, a pilot flew his four-seat Cirrus SR-20 from Marion, Indiana, to drop off his daughter at Wheaton College. On that overcast and rainy day, he flew by visual flight rules, because he had not [...]

February 2nd – Long Walk Part of Gift

 
On an isolated island nation, a missionary found the perfect illustration of generosity, the idea of giving with the whole heart. After teaching a lesson at a local school, she was surprised when a young boy walked up to her and handed her a beautiful shell as a gift.
The missionary looked at the ornate design [...]

February 1st – This Pound Brings a Cure

 
When a mule’s mind’s been made, it takes a whole lot of persuading to get him to “unmake” it. A farmer had a mule he owned for many years. Over that time, he picked up on the mule’s stubborn streaks. He got so good, he could see a stubborn streak coming . . . and [...]

January 31st – Just What Is Humility?

 
What characterizes a humble person? C.S. Lewis said that you might be surprised when you meet him:
Do not imagine that if you meet a really humble man he will be what most people call “humble” nowadays: he will not be a sort of greasy, smarmy person, who is always telling you that, of course, he [...]