To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Christian Hip Hop. That can’t be right. That sounds like either watered-down, preachy rap music, or some kind of culturally compromised Christianity. But the albums of the rapper Lecrae are neither. What they are is artistically brilliant. The first 20 years of Lecrae Moore’s life weren’t substantially different from those of other… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Over the years I’ve kept in my garage three machines that prevent the grass from reclaiming my property. I own a large riding mower, a standard size push mower, and a weed whacker. For a long while I actually had three different gas cans. One contained straight gasoline, another was mixed… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Only experts can be trusted to create an encyclopedia. That’s been the prevailing view ever since the Gutenberg printing press put books within the reach of ordinary people almost 600 years ago. When the internet exploded in the 1990s, groups of entrepreneurs began to imagine the future. Wouldn’t it be great… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Today’s post is a bit different. Once a year I pause to address some of the questions I hear most often from readers. How did the Morning Reflections begin? For nine years (2011-2020) I had the privilege of being the Director of Mission Integration (think “workplace pastor”) for about a thousand Indianapolis-based… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here If you’re willing to walk outside early in the morning during the next two weeks, you’ll be treated to an other-worldly show. Four of the five planets that are visible to the naked eye will be simultaneously on display about 30 minutes before sunrise. Keep this phrase in mind: My Motorcycle Just… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here My father, who was a member of the Greatest Generation, found it hard to fathom that all three of his sons would choose to drive Japanese-made cars. Right now, in fact, my Mazda is parked in our garage, while Mary Sue’s Toyota truck is sitting in our driveway. My parents and… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here J.R.R. Tolkien was about 50 years old when he had an almost paralyzing experience of writer’s block. He was working on The Lord of the Rings, the monumental fantasy that has come to be regarded by many as the 20th century’s most transforming work of fiction. Tolkien was a philologist – an expert in the study… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Sir Isaac Newton was one smart guy. That is a supreme understatement. Until another genius, Albert Einstein, introduced humanity to his Theory of Relativity early last century, Newton (1642-1726) had almost singlehandedly figured out and stated the “rules” for how the cosmos works. No wonder science textbooks still refer to those principles… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here “You’ve gotta ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?” Clint Eastwood’s iconic words to a cornered armed robber in his title role of Dirty Harry could well apply to fans of fugu, the “Russian roulette” of Japanese cuisine. Fugu is another name for pufferfish or blowfish,… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Tony Campolo, Baptist pastor and professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern College in Philadelphia, is one of America’s celebrated storytellers. One of his signature stories concerns a visit he made years ago to Hawaii. Tony, whose body was still on Eastern Time, wandered into a diner at 3 am. The only other… Read more »
