by Morning Reflections | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s known as the “greatest 45 minutes in sports history.”In May 1935, at the annual Big Ten track meet at Ann Arbor, Michigan, an extraordinary athlete named Jesse Owens set three world records and tied a fourth in less than one hour.Owens, who represented Ohio State...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s possible that more doctoral theses, exegetical studies, and heartfelt sermons have been centered on Philippians 2:5-11 than any other text in Scripture.That’s because the apostle Paul’s inspiring summary of the life of Jesus alludes, in the span of just seven...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Word origins are often fascinating. And revealing.In 1247 a hospital was founded at Bishopsgate, just outside the walls of London. It was known as the Priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem.Bethlehem is a word that carries powerful, positive associations....
by Morning Reflections | Feb 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Most high school kids fantasize about winning some version of the Big Game.With their peers cheering from the sidelines, they dream of making the decisive penalty kick, hitting the game-winning three-pointer, or kicking a field goal as time expires.My good friends...
by Morning Reflections | Feb 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
There is general consensus that the finest ceramics Western artisans have ever produced came from the workshop of Josiah Wedgwood.Wedgwood (1730-1795) was either the 11th or 13th child born into his middle class British family – historians still debate the...
by Morning Reflections | Jan 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Two minutes into US Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009, Captain Chesley Sullenberger III suddenly had quite a lot on his mind. His A320, having departed New York’s LaGuardia Airport on its way to Charlotte, NC, had just ploughed into a flock of Canada...
