Nelson Mandela's Health Continues to Improve

 

Former South African President Remains in Critical Yet Stable Condition. The South African presidency said Tuesday, nearly two months since the former leader was admitted to hospital with a lung infection.
The formal statement on Mr. Mandela's health comes after a weekend report from CBS, citing unnamed sources, that said he received an operation on Friday to unblock a dialysis tube. A spokesman for President Jacob Zuma declined to comment on the report. Read more...

Developing a Taste for Glory

 While we journey to glory we should learn to trust the path laid before us. Sometimes, no doubt, we find that the path is of our own making. Our natural affections have turned us off course onto other things we find beautiful. But, broadly speaking, grasping the path of glory is really just grasping onto Jesus. By focusing our attention on Jesus and the “Jesus Way,” we come to gain a “taste” for this way over others. Read more...