by Morning Reflections | Mar 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
On October 4, 1957, 10-year-old Stephen King, the future master of horror, was sitting in the movie theater in downtown Stratford, Connecticut. He and his friends were watching that fabulous 1950s sci-fi flick, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers. A few years later I...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
As the world continues to react with anguish concerning Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, how should we pray? Jack Knox, pastor of the Salem (Oregon) Mennonite Church, has offered the following: Gracious Lord, we dream of a world free of poverty and...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Each year we pause to address some of the questions associated with this day, Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent. What exactly is Lent? The word comes from the Old English term for “lengthen.” As Easter approaches, the amount of daylight grows longer. More...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Bobby Leach yearned to be the first man ever to survive a plunge over Niagara Falls. In 1911, the 53-year-old British stuntman, who had once made his living performing with the Barnum and Bailey Circus, created a special “barrel” – actually a metal tube with a...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
It is finished. Those are words that a driven, task-obsessed person can never imagine saying. “It is finished” would mean there would be nothing left to check off the list of things to do. No more sweaters to arrange according to color and style. Every conceivable...
