by Morning Reflections | Jul 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Throughout July we’re taking an in-depth look at Proverbs, the Bible’s one-of-a-kind book about our never-ending need for wisdom.“The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel…”With those opening words, the reader of the book of Proverbs is immediately...
by Morning Reflections | Jul 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Throughout July we’re taking an in-depth look at Proverbs, the Bible’s one-of-a-kind book about our never-ending need for wisdom.A lot of smart people do really dumb things. A fairly large slice of any day’s headlines – what we call “news” – turns out to be a...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Nursing homes can be dreadful places.Dr. Bill Thomas describes what he calls the Three Plagues of nursing home existence: boredom, loneliness, and helplessness. And that was before the extraordinary levels of isolation imposed by the...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
The notion that people can “train fleas” is just an urban legend, right?Every now and then, however, urban legends turn out to be true – and it just so happens that one of the smallest entities that might lurk in our carpets can be taught a fascinating trick.There are...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Two weeks ago, after a moderate earthquake shook the small towns and farms of southern Illinois, geologists reminded us that the Midwest is an active seismic zone.Even though we’re used to thinking that the upcoming Big One will feature swaying skyscrapers in Los...
