by Morning Reflections | Mar 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
It happened more than 30 years ago. But I can remember it as if it happened yesterday. In a quest to be oh-so-funny, I made a comment I still wish I could take back. The Sunday service at the church I was serving had just begun. I was the...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
President Teddy Roosevelt saved football. No wonder he’s on Mount Rushmore. During TR’s presidency in the first decade of the 20th century, college football had become increasingly popular. It had also become brutally dangerous. Safety features were minimal. ...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
In the realm of celebrity animals, cows aren’t particularly cool. Arnold the pig, Flipper the dolphin, and Clarence the Cross-Eyed Lion all enjoyed the limelight in TV series of the past. Cows haven’t been as fortunate. Yes, Clarabelle Cow was the...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Disagreements are inevitable. People disagree about climate change, the best way to load the dishwasher, who should be president, March Madness bracket seedings, the efficacy of vaccines, how to eat fried chicken (fingers vs. fork), what to do about...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
In September 1519, Ferdinand Magellan left Spain on a quest to find an oceanic trade route to Asia. Magellan didn’t sail east. Others had already pioneered that route around the southern tip of Africa and through the Indian Ocean. Instead, he sailed...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Jan Lievens: Aposteln Paulus. NM 7087 In the minds of many, the apostle Paul’s version of the Good News has been nothing but bad news for women. Two infamous texts stand out. The first is I Corinthians 14:34-35, where he asserts that “women should remain silent in...
