To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here When French general Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in 1798, he brought along with his troops a crack team of 167 scientists and scholars. Napoleon was determined to plunder Egypt of its artistic treasures. Quite by accident, his team helped solve one of the enduring mysteries of the ancient world. A French soldier came upon a large… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here George Frederick Handel was a musical has-been in 1741. The luster was gone from a once-lauded career as an opera composer. Financially, he was reeling. The German-born composer had been partially paralyzed by a stroke that clouded his eyesight and compromised his right hand, essentially putting an end to his career as… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Halloween is our annual reminder that there sure are a lot of M&M’s in the world. Although the powers-that-be are reticent to share specific numbers, it’s conservatively estimated that at least 400 million multi-colored, candy-coated chocolate buttons emerge from Mars Inc. factories every day. M&M’s were a wartime invention. In 1941, Forrest Mars Sr…. 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. One minute, Peter’s on top of the world. He’s correctly… Read more »
