by Morning Reflections | Oct 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
On the day Thomas Carlyle’s wife was buried it poured down rain.In April 1866, the Scottish writer and a group of mourners tramped through the mud to the cemetery where Jane was laid to rest. They had been married for 40 years. Then he returned to his...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
For hundreds of years, it’s been a kind of running joke:The moon is made of green cheese.“Green” in this context means not-yet-fully-aged, as opposed to spectacular fungal growth. It’s easy to understand how medieval observers, gazing at the brightest object in...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Most gifted speakers make use of a handful of signature stories – anecdotes they can pull out at a moment’s notice to drive home special points.John F. Kennedy used one of his favorite stories at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He was present to...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Generally speaking, it’s not a good idea to deliver a sermon with the express intention of sending a message to the President of the United States.Then again, most preachers don’t have the chief executive sitting in their sanctuary on a Sunday morning.On February 7,...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Conrad Hilton, founder of the hotel empire that bears his name, was once Johnny Carson’s guest on The Tonight Show.At one point Carson said, “If you could look into that camera and say just one thing to America, what would it be?”Hilton turned and looked into the...
