Flowing Streams

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Residents of the American Southwest are hoping against hope they won’t have to face two “dead pools” this year. That sentiment has nothing to do with Deadpool, the wisecracking Marvel comic book character played...
Now, That’s Creepy

Now, That’s Creepy

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. What profession creeps people out more than any other? We don’t need a scientific study to confirm what we already suspect: People are seriously creeped out by clowns. According to the digital news source Vox,...
Faces

Faces

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Windsor Elliot was blessed with one of the world’s most beautiful faces. During her meteoric rise as a fashion supermodel in the 1960s, she appeared on the cover of Vogue four times, including the...
But Wait

But Wait

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Ron Popeil has almost certainly made an impact on your life, even if you don’t recognize his name or face. Popeil, who died two years ago at the age of 86, was the founder of Ronco, the company which gave birth to...
Left, Right and Center

Left, Right and Center

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Every time we tune in to a TV news broadcast, attend worship, or hang out with neighbors, it isn’t long before a familiar, soul-wearying subject rears its head: It’s Left vs Right.  Liberals vs...
Forever

Forever

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. “Love” and “forever” go together like macaroni and cheese.  Do a quick inventory of your favorite pop and rock songs, and you’ll discover that lovers routinely make eternal promises to each other. Jackie Wilson...