by Morning Reflections | Feb 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, marathon runner John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania finished last.But there’s quite a bit more to his story.Akhwari was one of the world’s best long distance runners. He had never trained at high altitudes, however, such as those...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
How often does the average person touch his or her cell phone?The answer seems to be “more than you can possibly imagine.” According to the research firm dscout, typical owners of mobile devices touch their phones 2,617 times a day. And we’re not even...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
“We are not ourselves by ourselves.” (Eugene Peterson)Most of us, at one time or another, cherish a dream of making a difference – of helping to transform this broken world. All too often such dreams die. We may run out of resources...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Great cities should have an iconic centerpiece.That, at least, was the thinking of the planning committee for the Paris Centennial in 1889 – a World’s Fair that would coincide with the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.The planners were biased. They...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
Don Quixote, the first part of which was published in 1605 by Miguel de Cervantes, is one of those wonderful books we all learned about in high school, but most of us have not yet read.It is widely considered one of the finest novels ever written. Only the Bible...
