by Morning Reflections | Oct 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Generally speaking, it’s not a good idea to deliver a sermon with the express intention of sending a message to the President of the United States.Then again, most preachers don’t have the chief executive sitting in their sanctuary on a Sunday morning.On February 7,...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Conrad Hilton, founder of the hotel empire that bears his name, was once Johnny Carson’s guest on The Tonight Show.At one point Carson said, “If you could look into that camera and say just one thing to America, what would it be?”Hilton turned and looked into the...
by Morning Reflections | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
Linus Pauling was always the smartest person in the room. These days we hear the word “genius” associated with people who excel at making omelets, organizing birthday parties, and playing fantasy football. Pauling, who was born in 1901, was an old school...
by Morning Reflections | Sep 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Lillie Baltrip is one of the finest school bus drivers that Houston, Texas, has ever seen. In the spring of 1988 her school district took note of her spotless, accident-free record and announced that she would receive, along with 29 others, a special safety...
by Morning Reflections | Sep 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the late 1960s, Dr. James Reddick – a Seattle dentist and experienced mountaineer – took his 12-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son on a hike up the steep slopes of Mount Rainier, the volcanic peak that towers above the city. It was Memorial Day weekend, a...
by Morning Reflections | Sep 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
You undoubtedly know yourself better than anyone else knows you. After all, you alone have unfettered access to your thoughts, feelings, and motivations.At the same time, ironically, you probably know yourself less well than other people know you. That’s...
