To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here In 1982, Chuck Colson brought a team of Prison Fellowship workers to the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. There they led a worship service for the inmates, including a number of offenders on Death Row. Colson spoke movingly of God’s gifts of hope, healing, and forgiveness, available to everyone. Then… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Five hundred and seven years ago, on the day we’ve come to know as Halloween, Martin Luther changed the course of history. The German Catholic priest and theology professor almost certainly had no intention of launching a movement that would turn Christendom inside-out and upside-down. But that was the outcome of… Read more »
Preachers and teachers usually keep a signature story in their back pocket – something they can always count on to drive home a key point. One of Billy Graham’s signature stories concerned Albert Einstein. Like a lot of the oft-repeated anecdotes concerning the brilliant physicist, it’s hard to differentiate between truth and fiction. But the story works nonetheless. According to Graham, Einstein… Read more »
Throughout this season of Advent our focus is “The Story of Christmas in 20 Words.” On each of the 20 weekday mornings ending on Christmas Eve, we’ll spotlight a single word from the Gospel accounts that helps us ponder more deeply the birth of Jesus. 15. Salvation “Her name was Pandy. She had lost a good deal of her hair,… Read more »
Throughout this season of Advent our focus is “The Story of Christmas in 20 Words.” On each of the 20 weekday mornings ending on Christmas Eve, we’ll spotlight a single word from the Gospel accounts that helps us ponder more deeply the birth of Jesus. 9. Yeshua Throughout the TV series Dirty Jobs, host Mike Rowe performed some of the… Read more »
If you watched TV sports during the 1980s, you’ll probably remember the Rainbow Man. Rollen Stewart dreamed of becoming an actor. When his Hollywood career flatlined, he decided the ultimate act of self-promotion would be to show up on camera during major sporting events. Stewart donned a multi-colored wig and somehow managed to seat himself behind home plate, a goal… Read more »
