To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here At the beginning of the 20th century, radium – element No. 88 on the periodic table – was one of the happiest stories in America. The husband-wife scientific team of Pierre and Marie Curie had identified the mysterious radioactive substance in 1898 in their Paris laboratory. It didn’t take long to… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The old-fashioned keyhole in a Victorian door has proven to be a wonderful plot device for novels. Behind a closed door – whether that door leads to a drawing room, den, or bedroom – some kind of conversation is in progress. On this side of the door there’s a secret agent…. Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Every year, millions of people experience rejection. Every incident feels painful. Middle schoolers will receive just a handful of Likes for their social media postings. High school seniors will receive letters from colleges that begin, “At this time, unfortunately, we are unable…” Online daters will receive no inquiries concerning their profiles. More than… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here It seemed like a great idea. More than 30 years ago, our small group, which was comprised of six married couples, decided to take a break from our customary Bible study and play a game. It was True Colors, a Milton Bradley party game that had just hit the market. The… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Jonas Hanway, a British wool merchant working in Persia in the mid-1700s, had a knack for recognizing great ideas. One day he saw a Persian prince being escorted down a city street. The prince was sheltered from the sun by a strange, portable, tent-shaped structure. It was the first time he had… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here If you’re reading these words and the world seems perfectly normal, that’s good news: The Great Tribulation apparently didn’t begin yesterday. On the other hand, if you’re still here and more than a few people are mysteriously missing, that’s bad news: The Rapture happened and you and I both missed it!… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Seemingly out of the blue, there’s a new Indiana Jones. Fans of the Indianapolis Colts are keeping their fingers crossed that he might represent a positive turn in their football fortunes. NFL quarterback Daniel Jones – generally considered a first-round “draft bust” after five-and-a-half undistinguished seasons with the New York Giants… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here They’re called “nail houses,” and they’re appearing all over China. Just like a nail that needs to be knocked down or extracted from a board before it can be used in construction, nail houses stick out in places where real estate developers want to wrap up a major project. But a… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Western culture, by and large, has embraced the premise that more is more. More money, more property, more opportunity – contentment is always just one exciting moment away. The problem is that more is never enough. A few years ago a corporate exec admitted, “We sell what nobody needs.” The problem,… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Balloon stomp is a pretty straightforward game. Start with a group of children. Tie an inflated balloon to the leg or ankle of each child. Then shout “Go!” The kids descend upon each other’s balloons, trying to pop them with a hearty stomp – all the while defending their own balloon… Read more »
