Us vs. Them

Us vs. Them

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. A man was walking across San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge when he saw a woman looking lonely and despondent. Fearful that she was about to do something desperate, he ran to tell her that God loved...
4:00 pm Today

4:00 pm Today

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Jerks definitely make the world a more interesting place. Gary Larson likewise made the world far more interesting during the 15 years that his Far Side cartoons ran in syndication in more than 1,900...
Generation to Generation

Generation to Generation

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. By and large, the Ten Commandments are wonderfully brief and straightforward. Don’t lie.  Don’t murder.  Don’t steal.  Don’t commit adultery.  The second commandment is a...
The Visited Planet

The Visited Planet

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. The picture above is beautiful.  And also disquieting.  Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are hurtling toward the surface of the moon in the Apollo 11 Lunar Module on July 20, 1969. ...
Take Up and Read

Take Up and Read

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. It’s rare for people to admit they’ve made big mistakes in the past. A pair of church historians, William Cook and Ronald Herzman, recall the time the moderator of a political forum asked the candidates vying in a...