The Turning Point

The Turning Point

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here  With the Civil War now 160 years in the rear-view mirror, historians continue to debate the point at which the Union prevailed. When was the high-water mark of the Confederacy? At what moment in what...
A Second Calling

A Second Calling

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereFans of the Indianapolis “500” have fond memories of the 1969 Memorial Day race.It was the one and only time that Mario Andretti – who at age 81 remains a public ambassador for the sport – was able to take...
Heroes

Heroes

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIt’s hard to overstate the global acclaim that fell upon Charles Lindbergh when he became the first aviator to fly solo from the United States to Europe.  In his book One Summer, cultural historian Bill...
Weapons of Mass Distraction

Weapons of Mass Distraction

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereOliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., who served on the Supreme Court from 1902 to 1932, is one of the most highly regarded justices in American history.Cool, detached, and a strong advocate of judicial restraint, he...
Close Calls

Close Calls

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Life is full of close calls. On February 9, 1709, a couple named Samuel and Susanna tucked their children into bed in their modest cottage in Epworth, England. Samuel was an Anglican priest known for his...
This is the Day

This is the Day

070811_1913~01 To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here These days, there are almost no limitations in most states concerning the strength and variety of fireworks that individuals can buy. When our kids were young, however, the only way Hoosiers...