To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Dr. David Livingstone, the celebrated 19th century British missionary, anti-slavery activist, and explorer of central Africa, arrived on one occasion at the edge of a large territory that was ruled by a tribal chieftain. He was commanded to stop at the perimeter and wait. According to tradition, the chief would come out to meet… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Harry Truman was an “accidental” president of the United States. Plucked from obscurity to be Franklin D. Roosevelt’s running mate in 1944, no one realistically imagined he would ever sit in the Oval Office. But the little-known Missouri politician became America’s 33rd chief executive when FDR suddenly died the following April…. Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here It’s coming. And there’s nothing you can do about it. Just when you thought 2024 couldn’t get any crazier – what with a total solar eclipse, crowds flocking to see a movie depicting a future civil war, and a November election that for some reason keeps popping up in the news… Read more »
A few years ago I got a phone call from the fraud department of the bank that supports my VISA card. “Mr. McDonald, we’d like you to confirm a couple of expenses that were recently charged to your account.” Whenever I hear those words, I always take a deep breath. I wonder what grabbed their attention. “How can I help… Read more »
