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 Each day this month we’re looking closely at one of the 1:1 verses of the Bible – exploring what we can learn from chapter one / verse one of various Old and New Testament books. “These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—that… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this month we’re looking closely at one of the 1:1 verses of the Bible – exploring what we can learn from chapter one / verse one of various Old and New Testament books. “These are the words Moses spoke to all Israel in the wilderness east of the Jordan—that… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Fears are not created equal. A handful of phobias are so well known that their Greek designations effortlessly roll off our lips. There’s claustrophobia (the fear of closed-in spaces), xenophobia (anxiety around strangers), and arachnophobia (the conviction that spiders and people should not be required to share the same space). Other… 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 According to a 2010 article in Slate magazine, almost 3% of the films produced in the 1960s included a scene in which a character got trapped in quicksand. I’m pretty sure I saw every one of those movies. The Saturday matinees at our neighborhood theater – whether Westerns, thrillers, monster flicks,… 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 today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Twenty-eight days from now, every American citizen age 18 and older will be free to do what approximately half the world can only dream about. We will have the opportunity to choose our own leaders. But this astonishing privilege once again seems to be compromised by a pervasive fog of disappointment,… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here People resist change. Even when it comes to the simplest things. In 1990, Crayola decided to retire eight colors from its iconic box of 64 crayons. In their place, the world’s largest crayon manufacturer introduced eight new vibrant colors, including Royal Purple, Jungle Green, and Hot Pink. This seemed to be… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The Haskell Free Library and Opera House is one of the most interesting places on earth. The northern part of the building is in Stanstead, Quebec. The southern part is in Derby Line, Vermont. The building has two different phone numbers and mailing addresses, each of which represents a different country. That… Read more »
