"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.
Rick Warren
This is “The Lord is my salvation” by Shane & Shane:
[Verse 1]
The grace of God has reached for me
And pulled me from the raging sea
And I am safe on this solid ground
The Lord is my salvation
[Verse 2]
I will not fear when darkness falls
His strength will help me scale these walls
I’ll see the dawn of the rising sun
The Lord is my salvation
[Chorus]
Who is like the Lord our God
Strong to save, faithful in love
My debt is paid and the victory won
The Lord is my salvation
[Verse 3]
My hope is hidden in the Lord
He flow’rs each promise of His Word
When winter fades I know spring will come
The Lord is my salvation
[Bridge]
Glory be to God the Father
Glory be to God the Son
Glory be to God the Spirit
The Lord is our salvation
I often meet people who think that C.S. Lewis was English. He wasn’t, he was actually born and raised in Belfast. However, if anyone has heard one of the few remaining recordings of Lewis, they could easily be forgiven for this mistake since he has a remarkably “plummy” English accent.
Below you’ll find YouTube videos containing all the remaining audio of Lewis which I can find…
When navigating the world of Scotch, it’s helpful to have a guide…
In my recent appearance on The Catholic Man Show, I mentioned that C.S. Lewis went to weekly confession to an Anglican priest. I thought I’d share one of his letters today where he points out the value of confessing our sins out loud:
…there is the gain in self-knowledge: most of [us] have never really faced the facts about ourselves until we uttered them aloud in plain words, calling a spade a spade. I certainly feel I have profited enormously by the practice.
The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III
Not only is Confession biblical, it’s also good psychology 🙂
“Do what you can with all you have, wherever you are.”
Theodore Roosevelt