by Morning Reflections | Apr 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
So, is it worth ten bucks to break the habit of making destructive comments about other people?Marshall Goldsmith thought so. Which is why he chose to put his money where his mouth had gone all too often. Verbal put-downs and destructive witticisms aren’t...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
“I shall return.”Those three words are almost certainly the most memorable utterance of any military leader in American history.That’s because an entire nation was inspired by them during some of the darkest hours of World War II.A day after bombing the U.S. fleet at...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Few people have come to know the inner workings of Capitol Hill as intimately as the late journalist and bestselling author Cokie Roberts.Both her parents served the state of Louisiana as Congressional representatives – her mother succeeding her father after his...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Soma Sema.Those may not seem like fighting words, but they seriously riled up the first generation of Christians two millennia ago.Soma Sema was one of the slogans of a group of influential intellectuals who called themselves Gnostics. The name comes from the...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
In 1898, a German scientist believed he had discovered the Holy Grail of pain relief.Heinrich Dreser, who worked as a chemist for Bayer – the corporation that had created a remarkable new drug called aspirin – was hoping to synthesize a painkiller that wouldn’t lead...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
What’s the most pathetic / head-scratching / cringe-worthy verse in the Bible?There are numerous candidates. But one of the finalists has to be Exodus 32:24, where Aaron, Israel’s first high priest, abandons all leadership responsibility and accountability...
