To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The funeral of America’s seventh president turned out to be a surprisingly memorable event. Andrew Jackson died on June 8, 1845, at the Hermitage, his private residence outside Nashville, Tennessee. Thousands came to pay their respects to the two-term chief executive and military hero. There was a solemn procession followed by hours of… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Four minutes. They were the four longest minutes of Stanislav Petrov’s life. They also represented, arguably, the closest our world has ever come to nuclear catastrophe. On September 26, 1983, Petrov – a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defense Forces – was the duty officer at the command center for the Oko nuclear early… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Throughout the season of Lent, we’re taking a close look at the Apostles’ Creed – one of the earliest and most concise summaries of what followers of Jesus believe. Very few Hollywood films feature a family praying together before dinner. After listening in on the table grace in Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Throughout the season of Lent, we’re taking a close look at the Apostles’ Creed – one of the earliest and most concise summaries of what followers of Jesus believe. C.S. Lewis once imagined what it would be like to grow up in a prison. In a sermon that was ultimately published as The Weight… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Throughout the season of Lent, we’re taking a close look at the Apostles’ Creed – one of the earliest and most concise summaries of what followers of Jesus believe. The human body is extraordinary. That becomes apparent just by considering a handful of numbers. Your body is a teeming metropolis of something like 37 trillion… Read more »
