Effort Counts Twice

Effort Counts Twice

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereTom Toro draws cartoons for The New Yorker magazine, long considered the ultimate cartoonists’ showcase. His work springs from his humorous observations concerning the challenges of everyday life, as...
Redemptive Meals

Redemptive Meals

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWinston Churchill loved dinner parties. The World War II-era British Prime Minister savored hearty entrees, tasty desserts, endless rounds of brandy and champagne, and imported Cuban cigars.What Churchill...
Who I Really Am

Who I Really Am

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereSome people just have a way with words.That includes Muhammad Ali, whose wit, wisdom, and sheer audacity place him near the top of any list of the most “quotable people” in the English language.There wasn’t...
The Company of the Willing

The Company of the Willing

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIt’s hard to overstate the eagerness of many underage men to join America’s armed forces in World War II.Calvin Graham was one of them. In August 1942 he walked into a recruiting station in Fort...
The Wellspring of Western Values

The Wellspring of Western Values

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWho could have imagined that followers of Jesus would owe a debt of gratitude to Friederick Nietzsche?That particular German philosopher, after all, has long been regarded as one of history’s...
When You Wish

When You Wish

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereLike a lot of people, Cliff Edwards wanted to hit the big time.Unlike most people, he actually succeeded.   In 1909, Edwards dropped out of school in Hannibal, Missouri – he was 14 years old at the time –...