by Morning Reflections | Nov 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
I once saw someone fall out of an open window 10 stories above a city street. I was in downtown Bucharest, Romania, several years ago when I noticed that a crowd had gathered near a high-rise apartment. People were looking up and pointing. All...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
There are different kinds of courage.That was on display within the same Chicago family in the 1930s and 40s. Less than three months after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor brought America into World War II, the U.S. fleet was maneuvering near the Solomon...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
America’s Declaration of Independence was sent to King George III of England in 1776. There were 56 signatures on the document, representing all 13 original British colonies. Edward Rutledge, at age 26, was the youngest signer. Benjamin Franklin, still...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
And lead us not into temptation, Wouldn’t it be great if there were a 67th book of the Bible, one reserved for all the verses that people think are verses but never have been verses?We could call it the book of Hesitations. Hesitations 3:16: “God helps those who...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Which came first: the chicken or the egg?That famous question presents what is called a causality dilemma. We know that all chickens are hatched from eggs, and that all chicken eggs are laid by chickens. So which is the cause and which is the...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ll never forget the day a man who had been attending our church for 20 years finally decided to become a member.What struck me most was his reason for waiting so long. “All these years I hesitated to become a Christian because of the Lord’s Prayer. Jesus...
