To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Last week, Mary Sue and I watched an hour-long special on the state of Indiana. We were born in the Hoosier state and have lived here most of our lives. We cherish genuine affection for this place – the way one can be unflinchingly loyal to a family member even while being intimately acquainted… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Are you ready for Christmas? During the season of Advent – which annually begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and leads up to December 25 – followers of Jesus traditionally look for ways to prepare themselves for the coming of God’s own Son into the world. Throughout December we’ll ponder… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here People make sense of their lives by means of the stories they believe. Those narratives can spring from many sources: parental guidance, childhood experiences, religious instruction, favorite teachers, friends’ ideas, and earnest personal study. If you toss in a few favorite books, some videos on YouTube, and all the stuff that “everybody simply knows… Read more »