by Morning Reflections | Apr 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Lt. Hiroo Onada did not give up without a fight. When the Japanese withdrew from the Philippine island of Lubang in December 1944, they left behind four soldiers. Their orders were to “carry on the mission even...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Dr. C. Everett Koop was once asked by a reporter how he earned the medals on his uniform. He answered, “The top row is for what liberals did to me, the bottom row is for what conservatives did to me.” Indeed, few...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Have you ever wondered how woodpeckers can slam their heads into trees all day long and not have to pop a couple of ibuprofens? The answer is that a woodpecker’s body is essentially a giant shock absorber. Check...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. More than 200 years ago, during the presidency of James Madison, the U.S. Treasury received an unusual gift. It was an anonymous donation of $5 from someone who admitted he had defrauded the...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.During the first half of the twentieth century, Josef Stalin relentlessly tightened his ideological grip on the Soviet Union. Stalin subscribed to the view that religious thought and freedom were...
