by Morning Reflections | Jun 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today marks the first celebration of America’s twelfth federal holiday.On June 18, 1865, Union soldiers under the command of Major General Gordon Granger landed at Galveston, Texas. He brought news of something that had happened more than two months earlier:...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you had a ticket to take one ride on a time machine, where would you go?Would you revisit the past or travel forward into the future?Ever since H.G. Wells rolled out his 1895 fictional bestseller The Time Machine, people have fantasized what it would be like to...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
In his epic six-volume memoir of the Second World War, Winston Churchill recounted the highs and lows that marked his years as British Prime Minister.By the fall of 1941, his nation stood almost singlehandedly against the might of Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy,...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Want to steer away from controversy at your next dinner engagement? Avoid three topics: Politics, religion, and what constitutes the best drinking water. Bottled or tap? Spring-fed or snow melt? Brand names or generic? Isn’t it all...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
When Tim Keller and his wife Kathy launched a new church in Manhattan a few decades ago, they knew it would be a draining endeavor.Keller, who struggles with work addiction, had discerned that his life would be seriously out of balance for at least the first three...
