Kissing the Blarney Stone

Kissing the Blarney Stone

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click herePublic speaking freaks a lot of people out.Jerry Seinfeld famously noted, “According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does...
Someone to Watch Over Me

Someone to Watch Over Me

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWhen author and sociologist Tony Campolo was little, walking to school by himself was not a wise option.Who knew what might happen to a young boy?Tony’s mother paid a neighbor girl, Harriet, five cents...
The Richness of Being

The Richness of Being

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIf you visit the website of Occidental Petroleum (now known as Oxy), there’s no mention of Armand Hammer in the official history of the corporation.Do a search for his name and you’ll get, “Nothing...
Child’s Play

Child’s Play

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWhat happens when children talk to God? If the missives found in Children’s Letters to God (Workman Publishing, 1966) are any indication, what we get is a good deal more honesty that we generally...
Action Figures

Action Figures

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThe Hasbro toy company hoped to make a new product splash at the 1964 New York Toy Fair.What they ended up doing was introducing an entirely new kind of toy.It was a doll for boys – a human form, fully...