To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here What happens when children talk to God? If the missives found in Children’s Letters to God (Workman Publishing, 1966) are any indication, what we get is a good deal more honesty that we generally hear in prayers offered by adults. Cartoonist and playwright Stuart E. “Stoo” Hample collaborated with Eric Marshall… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here The first “official” fight of the Founding Fathers was about faith. The opening session of the Continental Congress – the group that would ultimately call for the drafting of the Declaration of Independence – convened in Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia, on September 6, 1774. Thomas Cushing, a lawyer from Boston, moved that… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here In his book Finding Our Way Again, pastor Brian McLaren recounts the story of a man who began attending his church. Outwardly, he seemed to be a respectable guy. He held a responsible position in his company. But he had a secret addiction. That had ultimately led to criminal behavior. Law… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Someone asked me a while back about my taste in music. “ABC,” I answered. Anything But Country. I love classical symphonies, electronic big beat, bluegrass, rock and roll, jazz fusion – you name it. I’ve just never been able to resonate with mournful tunes about breakups, bankruptcies, “She got the gold… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here “If there was ever a moment for prayer, no matter what you might believe, this was it.” That’s historian John Meacham’s assessment of what was at stake on June 6, 1944, as the Allies began Operation Overlord. It was D-Day. The combined military forces of the nations that opposed Hitler’s Third Reich… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Every day during this season of Lent we’re looking at the miracles of Jesus – his spectacular displays of supernatural power that are reported in the Gospels. It’s wonderful to have good friends in all the right places. Life is so much easier if you’re close to an excellent real estate agent. And… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Once again this year, our Christmas tree is overloaded with ornaments that our kids made when they barely knew how to use scissors or color within the lines. I’m pretty sure that our grown-up children, who are now in their 30s and 40s, could do a whole lot better. Does that mean we should… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here During the month of November we’re taking a look at 21 essential activities of the Holy Spirit, who represents God’s presence in and through every follower of Jesus. All her life, Carly Simon has battled the Beast. The Beast is her name for the all-consuming sense of Not-Good-Enoughness that has plagued her from… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Just 69 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan was nearly killed by an assassin’s bullet. The outcome of that event, interestingly, is that the 70-year-old Reagan, while at his weakest, took on an aura of formidable strength, even while one of his “strongest” cabinet members appeared to falter before the watching world. On March… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Dear God: Thanks for nothing. Before you conclude that this must be the winner of the Worst Prayer Ever Contest, consider the possibility that nothing is sometimes really something. Thanking God for nothing can be a prayer of profound gratitude. Thanks, Lord, that nothing happened to me while driving this past week. Thanks that nothing prevented… Read more »
