Daily Bread

Daily Bread

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click herePeople have been baking bread for thousands of years.But it sure hasn’t looked, felt, or tasted like Wonder Bread, the loaf that so many Americans grew up eating.About 500 years ago, European...
Doing a New Thing

Doing a New Thing

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click herePeople resist change. Even when it comes to the simplest things.In 1990, Crayola decided to retire eight colors from its iconic box of 64 crayons. In their place, the world’s largest crayon...
Common Ground

Common Ground

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here“Hi, I’m 11 and I want a record deal. Call me.”You have to say this about Taylor Swift: She has never lacked confidence.As a preteen hoping to break into the country music scene, she darted in and out of...
Redirections

Redirections

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereMark Twain was on top of the world. In 1861 he officially became a riverboat captain on the Mississippi. Piloting a steamboat combined adventure, danger, and the sheer romance of chugging up...
Cracking the Code

Cracking the Code

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThe United States Flag Code can be reduced to a single sentence: You’re doing it wrong.It’s a good bet that most of your fellow citizens, even on America’s 248th birthday, aren’t actually aware that...