To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here A number of years ago, author and pastor Eugene Peterson was called to launch a new Presbyterian congregation in suburban Baltimore. One of his obligations during the church’s first three years was to write a monthly report to denominational headquarters. The initial part of the report was statistical: attendance, new members, financial… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here In the ancient world it took guts to tell the future. Literally. If you lived in Athens or Rome and had to make a crucial decision about whom to marry, where to build a house, or whether to start a war, you’d begin by “taking the auspices.” That might mean examining… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Before my two brothers and I got too old to attempt new outdoor adventures, we decided to hike about 45 miles of the Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Our time together began like all such quests – with glorious optimism. The AT is rugged and beautiful. It meanders… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here From time to time, author and humorist Mark Twain was asked, “Of all your accomplishments, which one makes you the most proud?” He always gave the same answer: “I’m most proud that I was born on November 30.” Say what? Twain was born on November 30, 1835, at 11:10 pm. Hurtling… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Every day during this season of Lent we’re looking at the miracles of Jesus – his spectacular displays of supernatural power that are reported in the Gospels. On a wintry night in 1804, the president of the United States began work on a secret project that had interested him for a long… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Every day during this season of Lent we’re looking at the miracles of Jesus – his spectacular displays of supernatural power that are reported in the Gospels. Open at random any of the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life, and you’re likely to land in the vicinity of a miracle. At least 40%… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Every day during this season of Lent we’re looking at the miracles of Jesus – his spectacular displays of supernatural power that are reported in the Gospels. A near disaster at sea transformed one man’s life. And that ended up changing both music history and spiritual history. On May… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Every day during this season of Lent we’re looking at the miracles of Jesus – his spectacular displays of supernatural power that are reported in the Gospels. Americans are big fans of fruit. Bananas are far and away the national favorite, appearing on the kitchen counters of some 83% of… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Every day during this season of Lent we’re looking at the miracles of Jesus – his spectacular displays of supernatural power that are reported in the Gospels. What are the 10 scariest words in the English language? Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down Just like that, you’ve been reminded of… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Every day during this season of Lent we’re looking at the miracles of Jesus – his spectacular displays of supernatural power that are reported in the Gospels. What would you do if you were endowed with all the power in the universe? In the 2003 feature film Bruce Almighty, God temporarily entrusts his… Read more »
