To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here This is that special time of year when monarch butterflies grace our gardens, not to mention the milkweeds growing alongside farmers’ fields. For a long time, these beautiful, fragile creatures were at the center of one of the great mysteries of science. Every fall, people both east and west of the… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here There are child prodigies. And then there was Blaise Pascal. Born in 1623 in Rouen, France, Pascal was the son of a tax collector. By the time he turned 16, he had written a treatise on projective geometry that is still relevant after four centuries. He followed that up with work… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here For most people, climbing Mt. Everest is a peak experience in more ways than one. Reaching the summit of the 29,032-foot mountain means you can justifiably claim to have stood “on top of the world.” Getting there is also likely to require more stamina, perseverance, courage, and risk-taking than the vast… Read more »
