Redeemed

Redeemed

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIn 1896 a company named Sperry & Hutchinson came up with a brilliant idea.They began to sell green-colored stamps to retailers – department stores, supermarkets, and gasoline stations – who then...
Playing Possum

Playing Possum

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIf you live somewhere in the United States, you don’t have to join a safari or head to an exotic locale to come face to face with an extraordinary creature.The odds are fairly good there’s an opossum...
The Brain Game

The Brain Game

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereBrains are amazing. The organ that occupies your cranium right now is a grayish mass about the size of a softball. Remarkably, it’s about 80% water.Even though your brain represents only 2%...
Missing the Mark

Missing the Mark

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Matt Emmons of the U.S. rifle team was one shot away from a gold medal. He didn’t even need a bull’s eye. All he had to do was leave a mark anywhere on...
Outside In

Outside In

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereA bit of makeup might have changed the course of history.Vice-President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy were neck-and-neck in the race for the White House in 1960.For the first time during an...