To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here During the first two centuries after the birth of Jesus, the P.R. department of the Roman Empire was continually cranking out press releases. There was good news! The term they actually used was the Greek word euangelion, or “gospel.” The Gospel according to Rome is that God was alive and well on… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here A 60-second conversation can make a world of difference in someone’s life. In his book Foremen: Leaders or Drivers?, Sherman Rogers describes a summer he spent in an Idaho logging camp. Rogers was just a college kid. But since he was training for leadership, the superintendent put him in command of the… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here On August 15, 1943, Allied planes dropped high-explosive bombs on Milan, Italy. Their goal was to drive Axis forces, loyal to Hitler’s Germany, from their strongholds in the city. Despite the intentions of Allied pilots to spare, if possible, Milan’s irreplaceable art treasures, a bomb fell within 80 feet of the… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The world has long cherished a love affair with the Empire State Building. The romance began when its construction was completed at the height of the Great Depression. The work took just 410 days, and finished both ahead of schedule and under budget. As many as 3,400 workers were on site… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here A few years ago a spiritual director gave me an interesting challenge. “Try to become more self-aware concerning your driving,” she said. “Make as many observations about your own behavior behind the wheel as you can.” Ever since emerging from the BMV at age 16 toting my very first license, I… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here According to a 2010 article in Slate magazine, almost 3% of the films produced in the 1960s included a scene in which a character got trapped in quicksand. I’m pretty sure I saw every one of those movies. The Saturday matinees at our neighborhood theater – whether Westerns, thrillers, monster flicks,… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Americans consume a lot of food. That’s true for each us even if we’ve never given a second thought to going up against Joey Chestnut in his next competitive eating tournament. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the average American will put away 1,996 pounds of food this year…. Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Imagine that you’ve been blessed with what you’ve always dreamed of – an incredible view just outside a big picture window. You can see mountains. And seasonal bursts of wildflowers. And dynamic cloud patterns. And approaching storms. Author Eugene Peterson adds, “Several times a day you interrupt your work and stand before this window… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here When the power of magnetism was discovered in the 1700s, it simply blew people’s minds. Magnets seemed like magic. How could ordinary-looking metals exert a mysterious force, at a distance, over other objects? Today scientists know that all chemical interactions and life processes are, at their core, electromagnetic. But 200 years ago,… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Superman is back in theaters this week – an enduring symbol of a lone individual trying to right the world’s wrongs. But not all superheroes wear capes. And comic books aren’t the only places you can find redemptive tales. Nicholas Winton, a 29-year-old British stockbroker, was horrified by Hitler’s efforts… Read more »
