by Morning Reflections | Jul 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. “Your legs are thinner than my arms!” That’s how one of the contestants at Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest on Coney Island on July 4, 2001, mocked the new guy. The new guy was Takeru Kobayashi, a 23-year-old...
by Morning Reflections | Jul 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Who was the first president of the United States? That may sound like the easiest question on an American history pop quiz. But over the years a surprising number of different answers have been...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. For most people, the name Tim Berners-Lee doesn’t ring a bell. But what he accomplished 33 years ago will almost certainly impact every day of your life this summer. The British software consultant (who is now...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. She became known as the little girl who seemed to be carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. For the better part of a year, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked to school in the company of...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. People are defined by their problems. Here’s a more accurate way to put it: You are defined by whatever you consider your most important problem. A heartbreakingly large number of people...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Author and sociologist Tony Campolo is frequently invited to speak about his faith around the country. A few years back he visited a church in Oregon. Following his message, Tony was...
