Because of a tech concern, there is no podcast for today’s post. Author Rita Snowden remembers sitting in a café late one afternoon in a small village near Dover, England. As she was sipping her tea, she was suddenly overwhelmed by an astonishing fragrance. It was quite simply one of the most pleasant aromas she had ever smelled. “Where is that… Read more »
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here In 1842, French philosopher Auguste Comte probably thought he was on safe ground when he predicted that humanity would never learn anything of significance about the stars. Those twinkling lights in the night sky were simply too far away – far beyond our capacity ever to see and appreciate “up close.” But all that… 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. What do you get when five teenagers are granted super powers and brightly colored spandex suits? What American children got in 1993 was… 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. How many psychiatrists does it take a change a light bulb? One, but only if the light bulb really wants to change. How many plumbers… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Have you ever wondered what’s happening inside those gray canisters hanging near the tops of utility poles? Those are transformers – not to be confused with Autobots and Decepticons, the shape-shifting robots who used to be mere toys but now wage war in exceedingly loud movies. A transformer is a specialized device that converts… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. On a cold winter night in Chicago in 1927, Buckminster Fuller calculated how long it would take for him to die of hypothermia in the frigid waters of Lake Michigan. He stood, despondent, on a deserted stretch of shoreline north of the city. At age 32 he had no job prospects, no savings,… Read more »
For more than 4,000 years, on three different continents, many of the smartest people in the world pursued a dream. They yearned to turn ordinary junk into treasure. It was the dream of alchemy. Through a combination of research, magic, and laboratory trial-and-error, alchemists in China, India, the Middle East, and medieval Europe searched for the mythical “philosopher’s stone” – a… Read more »
The Boston Celtics, proud winners of 16 National Basketball Association championships, are currently staggering toward the finish line of a disappointing season. Ravaged by injuries – including All-Star guard Jaylen Brown, who discovered earlier this week that he’s done for the year – the team isn’t likely to make much of a splash in the playoffs. But nothing will… Read more »
