Passing the Lifeline

Passing the Lifeline

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here All his life, Arland D. Williams, Jr., had been afraid of the water.As an undergrad cadet at the Citadel, where he was known as Chub, he had had to pass a water-safety and swimming test. Chub was afraid he...
Just Passing Through

Just Passing Through

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Nebraska is a place that I have never called home. It is a Great Plains state that I have experienced from time to time on my way to somewhere else. The Nebraska locale that I happen to know best is a...
Trophies

Trophies

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Fernando Mendoza is too good to be true. The quarterback of the Indiana University Hoosiers, who won the Heisman Trophy last month as the nation’s premier college player, then led his team to the...
The Deconversion Narrative

The Deconversion Narrative

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The internet and social media runneth over with stories of former believers who have seen the light and abandoned their faith.  In his book Making Sense of God, Timothy Keller cites an articulate fellow...
Truth or Consequences

Truth or Consequences

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The April 8, 1966, cover of TIME is arguably the most famous in the magazine’s history. For the first time, the editors didn’t include an image. The black cover featured three huge words in red text: Is...