by Morning Reflections | Dec 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
On May 7, 1915, some nine months after the start of World War I, a German U-boat torpedoed the passenger liner Lusitania as it sailed in neutral waters off the southern coast of Ireland.The ship vanished in just 18 minutes. Nearly 1,200 passengers died. A...
by Morning Reflections | Dec 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Reed College in Oregon is widely regarded as one of America’s most socially progressive campuses.Its annual springtime student festival, Renn Fayre, is, to put it mildly, faith-averse. The campus is shut down for three days so the students can come together and...
by Morning Reflections | Dec 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
(c) New Line Cinema So why didn’t Sam and Frodo just fly to Mordor on the backs of the eagles, since that’s how they were ultimately rescued?OK, let’s back up. In case you haven’t read the monumental Lord of the Rings saga, or seen their Oscar-winning film...
by Morning Reflections | Dec 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
A newly promoted military officer was ecstatic to discover that he had just merited his first private office.On his first day on the job, he sat down in his chair and surveyed his desk, his bookshelves, and his very own telephone. A moment later, as he looked out...
by Morning Reflections | Dec 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
When Chuck Norris grows up, he wants to be a Gurkha.Gurkhas are natives of the multi-ethnic highlands of Nepal. Over several centuries they have earned global notoriety as fearless warriors.The Chief of Staff of India’s armed forces once suggested, “If a man...
