To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this Lent we’re looking at major “turning points” in Christian history – moments or seasons in which the story of God’s people took an important and often unexpected turn. Every schoolchild learns about the Spirit of 1776 – the monumental social and political upheaval that led to the birth… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this Lent we’re looking at major “turning points” in Christian history – moments or seasons in which the story of God’s people took an important and often unexpected turn. When he was five years old, John Wesley had a close call. Sometime before midnight on February 9, 1709,… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this Lent we’re looking at major “turning points” in Christian history – moments or seasons in which the story of God’s people took an important and often unexpected turn. What do Richard Nixon, Winston Churchill, Napoleon Bonaparte, John Travolta, and Tom Brady have in common? They all had… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this Lent we’re looking at major “turning points” in Christian history – moments or seasons in which the story of God’s people took an important and often unexpected turn. The gruff cynic Henry Ford once growled, “History is bunk.” Now that Henry Ford himself is history, we can… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this Lent we’re looking at major “turning points” in Christian history – moments or seasons in which the story of God’s people took an important and often unexpected turn. No luminary in the history of Christianity has been saddled with a worse reputation than John Calvin. For the… Read more »
Unfortunately, no podcast is available to accompany this reflection. Each day this Lent we’re looking at major “turning points” in Christian history – moments or seasons in which the story of God’s people took an important and often unexpected turn. Betrayal, lust, adultery, divorce, treason, rebellion, and heads on the chopping block. Who knew that the Reformation in England… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this Lent we’re looking at major “turning points” in Christian history – moments or seasons in which the story of God’s people took an important and often unexpected turn. Luther’s Stand What’s the greatest courtroom scene in Hollywood history? Movie lovers have a truckload of memorable moments from… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this Lent we’re looking at major “turning points” in Christian history – moments or seasons in which the story of God’s people took an important and often unexpected turn. In a typical medieval village, there was only one copy of the Bible. It would have been considered irreplaceable… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this Lent we’re looking at major “turning points” in Christian history – moments or seasons in which the story of God’s people took an important and often unexpected turn. Who is the greatest basketball player of all time? Your answer will depend, to some extent, on when you… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this Lent we’re looking at major “turning points” in Christian history – moments or seasons in which the story of God’s people took an important and often unexpected turn. People who end up as Catholic saints don’t always start out looking like saints. Francis Bernardone, the son of… Read more »
