WE LIVE IN A CELEBRITY CULTURE. (I know this is true because Oprah Winfrey says so.) We elevate some people to a celebrity status, which means, of course that we lower our esteem for all others. For example, we pay celebrities millions to sell products. (If Kim Kardashian is wearing that brand of lipstick it must be good, right?) No company would pay a dime to have any of you do the same. A celebrity is given trust and admiration whether it is deserved or not. Non-cele

After C.S. Lewis’ wife passed away, he wrote a short book entitled A Grief Observed. With his typical style of simple, yet profound writing, Lewis explained how the loss of his wife affected him. He didn’t write the book simply as a form of catharsis or to draw attention to his own suffering (after all, he originally published the book under a pseudonym). He desired to help others who were going through grief as well. Yet on every page it is made clear that he missed her te