The Power of Focused Friendships

The Power of Focused Friendships

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereA number of years ago, author and pastor Eugene Peterson was called to launch a new Presbyterian congregation in suburban Baltimore.  One of his obligations during the church’s first three years was to...
An Auspicious Subject

An Auspicious Subject

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIn the ancient world it took guts to tell the future.Literally.If you lived in Athens or Rome and had to make a crucial decision about whom to marry, where to build a house, or whether to start a war,...
Staying on the Path

Staying on the Path

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereBefore my two brothers and I got too old to attempt new outdoor adventures, we decided to hike about 45 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.Our time together began like...
What We Can Actually Control

What We Can Actually Control

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereFrom time to time, author and humorist Mark Twain was asked, “Of all your accomplishments, which one makes you the most proud?”He always gave the same answer: “I’m most proud that I was born on...
Happy Endings

Happy Endings

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Every day during this season of Lent we’re looking at the miracles of Jesus – his spectacular displays of supernatural power that are reported in the Gospels.     On a wintry...