To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Organized football is not part of my past. It’s definitely not part of my present or future, either. But that hasn’t kept me off the gridiron. For a number of years our extended family pursued a Thanksgiving Day tradition. Somewhere between the turkey and the pumpkin pie we would play… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here In director M. Night Shyamalan’s 2002 movie Signs, Mel Gibson plays Graham Hess, a man who used to believe in God. In fact, he used to be an Episcopal priest. But a seemingly random and meaningless accident has taken the life of his wife, leaving him with two small children. His… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here It seems hard to believe, but just 200 years ago every respectable scientist believed that spoiled meat, all by itself, could generate maggots. The idea that non-living substances automatically morph into living creatures is known as “spontaneous generation.” Dust generates fleas. Dead cows produce wasps. Ocean sand yields barnacles. And a… Read more »