by Morning Reflections | Apr 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThe 2012 film The Help depicts life in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962 – particularly the intersecting worlds of the black women (“the help”) who work as maids, cooks, and child caregivers and the white...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIt’s coming. And there’s nothing you can do about it. Just when you thought 2024 couldn’t get any crazier – what with a total solar eclipse, crowds flocking to see a movie depicting a future...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIn the ancient world the most durable containers were carved out of stone.That’s where royalty would safeguard their treasures. A rich family might keep an especially prized possession in an...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereMembership has its privileges. That’s the marketing slogan American Express copyrighted in 1980, the beginning of what became a “what’s-in-it-for-me” American decade.As one would-be church member...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereMark Twain cherished no love for Christian missionaries. In 1872, the famous author and satirist declared, “Hawaiians enjoyed an idyllic life before the missionaries braved a thousand privations to come and...
