To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Last weekend, American rock climber Alex Honnold got in a little exercise. In less than 90 minutes, he ascended Tawain’s Taipei 101 skyscraper aided only by his bare hands – no ropes or protective equipment of any kind. The building, one of the world’s tallest, rises 1,667 feet and has 101 floors. Honnold, wearing… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here In 1934, an African American pastor from Georgia embarked on a dream trip to the Old World. He sailed across the Atlantic. He toured the Holy Lands. Then he crossed the Mediterranean and journeyed to Berlin, where he attended an international conference of Baptist pastors. During his time in Germany, Michael King had a… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here How does the growth of God’s kingdom – the extending of his reign over human life – actually take place? Such gains rarely happen through epic battles or signature pieces of legislation. God seems pleased instead to use countless small acts of courage, generosity, and kindness. Ernest Gordon was a… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here There’s a long-standing superstition in Indy Car racing that green cars are bad luck. Mel Kenyon, a 32-year-old rookie in 1965, was sponsored by Sprite. That meant his sleek racer would bear the soft drink’s lemon-lime hue. Kenyon failed to qualify for his first Indy “500” that year. But the brilliant dirt track… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here In the 1880s, northern Wisconsin was still essentially an unsettled and untamed wilderness. Teams of lumberjacks worked for years bringing in harvests of virgin timber to supply the needs of America. Logging camps were not for the faint of heart. Like the Wild West, these male-dominated communities tended to be governed by… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here When Tua Tagovailoa, quarterback of the Miami Dolphins, crumbled to the ground after a hard tackle in the middle of last Thursday night’s game against the Buffalo Bills, sports fans held their breath. Tua is one of the stars of the National Football League. He’s also one of the good guys… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Since Mary Sue and I live on a small farm and have the privilege of tending four rescued horses (three “wild” mustangs and one exceedingly retired thoroughbred), people frequently ask if I like to ride. In a word, No. I adore the horses. I love the rhythm of carrying hay bales,… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here If you live somewhere in the United States, you don’t have to join a safari or head to an exotic locale to come face to face with an extraordinary creature. The odds are fairly good there’s an opossum somewhere in your neighborhood right now. And even though they are among the… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. When Adolph Hitler rose to power in the 1920s and 30s, Germany was thought to have one of the most Christianized cultures on earth. So where was the Church as the Nazis began their genocidal purges of “undesirable” people groups? Church leaders had to make a choice: They could speak up, or they could… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. She became known as the little girl who seemed to be carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. For the better part of a year, six-year-old Ruby Bridges walked to school in the company of armed federal marshals who were assigned to protect her. William Frantz Elementary in New Orleans, like many… Read more »
