Uplook

Fireside Friday: Pride can lift us up. It can also take us right into the ground. If you have crashed, it's time for a checkup from the neck up.

Put an 85-year-old man, a 150-year-old tree, and a chain saw together. What do you get? A lesson that cuts right to the heart.

Here's a strange Bible verse: "To provoke them to jealousy, salvation has come to the Gentiles" (Romans 11:11). Imagine a rich child, bored with their toy-filled playroom—until a poor neighbor child becomes fascinated with one of those toys. Then what does the rich...