To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The Winter Olympics of Milano-Cortina was supposed to yield the greatest harvest of American gold medals of the past three decades. Instead, many of America’s made-for-TV superstars have experienced failure on an epic scale. Lindsey Vonn crashed in the women’s downhill and shattered her left leg. Mikaela Shiffrin, history’s most accomplished skier, has been… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Americans live in a celebrity-crazed culture. Gazing at the lives of the rich, the famous, the beautiful, and the talented is a national spectator sport. When celebrities stumble – when they burn through another marriage, or get caught by airport security with illegal drugs, or post something outrageous on social media – we hardly notice…. Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here In an episode of the TV series Boston Legal, Tom Selleck’s fiancé struggles with fits of uncontrolled laughter. The only way to break the spell is to remind her of a tragedy. Selleck speaks just two words: “Bill Buckner.” She immediately stops laughing. Why does that name, in the minds of… 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. “With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Hope is life’s extraordinary antidote for discouragement. That doesn’t mean that success always comes easily. Winston Churchill was once asked what most prepared him to sustain his lonely fight against Adolph Hitler throughout the 1930’s (when many British leaders saw no danger in the Nazi regime), and how he found the courage to rally… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. In 1965, guitarist Stephen Stills noticed an ad in Variety magazine. A casting company for a new music-oriented TV show was seeking “four insane boys, ages 17-21.” Stills decided to audition. His music skills were excellent, but his misshapen teeth and ratty hair were not what the producers were looking for. He returned… Read more »
When author and pastor Rob Bell was a teenager, he and his family attended a church service in a town they were visiting. At the end of the service, they experienced a drama that is played out in a number of conservative congregations. The pastor invited those present to make a first-time commitment to Christ. He announced that if people repeated the… Read more »
For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, we’re looking at the life of Peter. Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those endeavoring to follow Jesus. On New Year’s Day 1929, Roy Riegels made one… Read more »
For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, we’re looking at the life of Peter. Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those endeavoring to follow Jesus. Mike Ditka is one of the most famous tough… Read more »
For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, let’s take a look at the life of Peter. Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those endeavoring to follow Jesus. In all four Gospel accounts, no one shows… Read more »
