A Taste of Grace

A Taste of Grace

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereDenmark has never been considered a center for global cinema.Only a handful of Danish movies, in fact, have ever received an Academy Award. But the first one to accomplish that – Babette’s Feast, winner of...
Three Minutes of Wonder

Three Minutes of Wonder

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThis very day, millions of Americans will have the chance to see something they may never see again.Purdue University is playing in the March Madness championship game.OK, there’s that.  But an event of...
Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereBe afraid.  Be very afraid. At least, that’s how your local Canada goose wants you to feel.First things first: that beast with the long black neck and white “chinstrap” – the bird that...
The Power of Focused Friendships

The Power of Focused Friendships

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereA number of years ago, author and pastor Eugene Peterson was called to launch a new Presbyterian congregation in suburban Baltimore.  One of his obligations during the church’s first three years was to...
An Auspicious Subject

An Auspicious Subject

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIn the ancient world it took guts to tell the future.Literally.If you lived in Athens or Rome and had to make a crucial decision about whom to marry, where to build a house, or whether to start a war,...
Staying on the Path

Staying on the Path

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereBefore my two brothers and I got too old to attempt new outdoor adventures, we decided to hike about 45 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.Our time together began like...