Taking the Plunge

Taking the Plunge

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.The Dead Sea is one of the earth’s most extraordinary natural features. This large lake, located on the border of Israel and Jordan, is the lowest point on the surface of the planet – a full one-third of a mile...
The Gospel According to Chuck Norris

The Gospel According to Chuck Norris

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.Some people wear Superman pajamas.  Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas. That’s one of hundreds of so-called Chuck Norris “facts” that for the past 17 years have fed a logic-defying cultural...
Here to Take Care of Each Other

Here to Take Care of Each Other

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here.During the past five decades, Morton Kondracke has been one of the most recognizable American political commentators. The independent-thinking journalist appeared as a panelist on The McLaughlin Group and...
Labor Day

Labor Day

Jesus said to his disciples:”Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest” (Mark 6:31).  On this Labor Day, our quiet place may not include spectacular scenery.But we can always stop for a few minutes.To breathe out a word of thanks for...
The Right Address

The Right Address

You received this email because 51 years ago Ray Tomlinson spent a few hours messing around. Tomlinson was a computer programmer working with ARPANET, the predecessor to the Internet.  In 1971 a whopping 15 computers had been linked to each other.  Ray...
Real Men Ask for Help

Real Men Ask for Help

Real men don’t use parachutes.  That, at least, was the official position of America’s military commanders during World War One.  The “Great War” (1914-1918) was the first time that airplanes were used in combat, or that anyone even imagined they had strategic...