by Morning Reflections | Jul 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIt’s the biggest moment of your life.It’s just you and the goalkeeper, who is standing 12 yards away.The soccer goal he’s guarding is 24 feet across and 8 feet high. Will you hit the penalty shot that will...
by Morning Reflections | Jul 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIn his book The Greatest War Stories Never Told, Rick Beyer describes the fateful charge of Pickett’s Brigade on July 3, the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg:With tens of thousands watching in awe,...
by Morning Reflections | Jul 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThe first fight of the Founding Fathers was about faith.The inaugural session of the Continental Congress – the group that would ultimately call for the drafting of the Declaration of Independence –...
by Morning Reflections | Jul 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWhen America’s ragtag revolutionary army faced one of its darkest moments, George Washington brought out his secret weapon.His eyeglasses.Things had gone unaccountably well for the colonists in their...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWhat if you’re offered a gift that seems too good to be true? In 1835, an eccentric British chemist died and left his entire inheritance to America.By all accounts, James Smithson was a bit odd. He was the...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 29, 2026 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIt’s a colossal work of art – 18 feet long and 12 feet high. John Adams, who is depicted standing heroically dead center, called it the “Shin Painting.” That’s because once it was mounted on the wall of...
