The Calculus of Wonder

The Calculus of Wonder

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereYou may not recognize Maxwell’s Equations. But just by booting up your computer and opening this email, you’re enjoying one of the many things they’ve made possible in this world.Between 1861 and 1862,...
Special Delivery

Special Delivery

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThe US Post Office officially launched its Parcel Post service on January 1, 1913.All of a sudden, citizens could mail larger and heavier items than just love letters and Christmas cards.A few imaginative...
You Don’t Got This

You Don’t Got This

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereEveryone assumed it would be the most lopsided war in history.Professional soldiers, armed with machine guns, set out to destroy thousands of flightless birds.But things didn’t go quite as smoothly as...
Into the Furnace

Into the Furnace

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereReligious pat answers simply won’t do.    The questions are edgy and demanding: Where was God when the waters of the Guadalupe River were rising more than 30 feet in a span of 90 minutes early last Friday...
The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIt’s all about the eyes.According to their brilliant creator Jim Henson, what always “made” a particular Muppet were the size, shape, and placement of its eyes.  That’s why Henson insisted on personally...