The Transforming Kiss

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Two biologists, a man and a woman, were strolling one day through a swamp. Most of the creatures they encountered quickly scampered away, looking for hiding places. But an unusually large frog suddenly...

The Spookiest Month of the Year

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here I ain’t afraid of no ghosts. That might be the credo of Ghostbusters, but lots of people you know are at least a little bit anxious. Depending on which poll you consult, half of Americans believe...

The Road to Humility

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Yesterday the world learned that Jim Bakker, the televangelist who founded and starred in the popular television program The PTL Club, had died at age 86. Four decades ago, he and his wife Tammy Faye were...

Significant Insignificance

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here It’s one of the most remarkable pictures ever taken. That’s largely due to the fact that it was snapped almost four billion miles away from Earth. The Voyager 1 probe had been launched in 1977, tasked with...

Stuck at the Counter

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here One summer I took a special trip with my three youngest children. We flew to Denver, Colorado, where we planned to hop into a rental car, drive 200 miles into the Rockies (where someone had graciously...