When to stop?
C.S. Lewis worked hard to write back to his fans. I have a collection of his letters to children--and I love them. He's able to…
Would you rather?
"Would You Rather?" is a game I play with my kids sometimes. I give you a hypothetical option between two unpleasant things, and see which…
Does age matter?
When you're old it's important to be young at heart--to avoid the cynicism that so easily comes as a result of chronic disappointment. Can we…
Change your mind?
The wise are marked by stability. Their "yes" means yes; their "no" means no. They keep their word. They follow through. They show up. They…
Old soul
"He that would be well old must be old betimes."George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 268. This saying has an old word in…
Difficult choices
There is a scene in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring wherein the hero, Frodo, is desirous of advice from a very wise elf…
“All that glitters…”
All that glisters is not gold...William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice, Act II Scene 7 Tolkien insightfully turns the saying around in The Fellowship of the…
“The least foolish is wise.”
"The least foolish is wise."George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The Complete English Works, 283. Sometimes you're going to have to lead when you don't feel qualified.…
Which voices?
The persuasion of the fortunate sways the doubtful.George Herbert, "Proverbs" in The complete English Works, 275. We want to be like those we admire. Their…
Live or die
One of C.S. Lewis's many goals is to prepare his readers to die with hope, courage, and honor. The theme pops up consistently in his…