Shake On It

Shake On It

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. In 1789, the newly formed U.S. Senate wrestled with a difficult question for almost a month. How should American citizens address their new president? The nation was only a few years old, born of an armed...
Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day

Praise the Lord, O my soul!My inmost being, praise his holy name.Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,Who redeems your life from the pit.And crowns you with love and compassion.Who satisfies...
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. We seem to be in the middle of a plague of plagiarism.  And it’s far more pervasive than a few high school students copying articles out of Wikipedia and submitting them as original term papers.  Several works of...
Falling

Falling

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. What’s the most dangerous place in your house? That’s easy:  It’s the stairs. The number one cause of accidental death in the United States is driving mishaps.  Falling down the...
Three Wise Words

Three Wise Words

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Economists Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner – famous for their Freakonomics books – wonder if you think you can out-perform a group of British schoolchildren, ages five through nine. First,...