Worthy of Life

Worthy of Life

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereSome people are inspired by Peter Singer. Others think he is the most dangerous intellectual in America.Everyone at least agrees on this: The Australian-born Princeton University emeritus professor is never...
The Last Word

The Last Word

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereStudents in a class taught by Dr. Dallas Willard remember the day that one of their number was moved to a display of sheer arrogance.Until his death in 2013, Willard – a professor of philosophy at USC and...
The Right Place

The Right Place

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereSociology professor and author Tony Campolo once attended the wrong funeral.His mother had called him and said, “Mrs. Kirkpatrick died. You need to pay your respects.”As Tony puts it, “My mother,...
Yearning for Intimacy

Yearning for Intimacy

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereSex is big business. It’s hard to comprehend, but the combined receipts of every live stage production in America – including symphonies, musicals, plays, and pop concerts – is exceeded every year...
Independence 2.0

Independence 2.0

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereA few years ago, when I was serving as a workplace pastor for a healthcare company, one of our Black associates, seemingly out of the blue, asked me a question.  “Are you planning to write a morning...
A Beautiful Heart

A Beautiful Heart

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIn the movie A Beautiful Mind, Russell Crowe plays Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash.The film recounts the true story of Nash’s descent into schizophrenia, followed by his agonizing attempts...