The Ends of the Earth

The Ends of the Earth

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereSkellig Michael is a special place.For centuries this tiny crag of an island about 7 miles southwest of Ireland was known chiefly as the reclusive home of thousands of seabirds and a handful of...
Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIn 1942, a foreign army invaded and occupied American soil for the first time since the War of 1812.Japanese troops captured the Aleutian islands of Attu and Kiska, just off the coast of...
Gracious Words

Gracious Words

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereNo one has ever written in the English language as marvelously as William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s brilliance is reflected in the fact that most of us quote him every week, but don’t even realize it.Have...
From Death to Life

From Death to Life

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereA number of years ago a member of my church was felled by a heart attack.Lying comatose for days in the hospital ICU, he hovered between life and death. There was no certainty of recovery.But he did...
The Ultimate Catcher

The Ultimate Catcher

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThere are two kinds of trapeze artists: flyers and catchers.Flyers get most of the love. They make amazing leaps. They do somersaults in mid-air.  But as devotional writer Henri...