by Morning Reflections | Oct 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
On the day Thomas Carlyle’s wife was buried it poured down rain.In April 1866, the Scottish writer and a group of mourners tramped through the mud to the cemetery where Jane was laid to rest. They had been married for 40 years. Then he returned to his...
by Morning Reflections | Oct 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Most gifted speakers make use of a handful of signature stories – anecdotes they can pull out at a moment’s notice to drive home special points.John F. Kennedy used one of his favorite stories at Brooks Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He was present to...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Several years ago I read about a megachurch that presented “Feed the 5,000 Day.” The first 5,000 people who showed up on a particular Sunday morning received a free fish sandwich – bread and fish, get it? – passed out by Ronald McDonald himself. Large...
by Morning Reflections | May 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sometimes the greatest public victories are followed by the most demoralizing personal collapses. It happened to Elijah – arguably a unanimous first ballot inductee if they ever open a Hebrew Prophet Hall of Fame.In I Kings 18, this scraggly-looking “mountain...
by Morning Reflections | May 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s the biggest moment of your life.It’s just you and the goalkeeper, who is standing 12 yards away.The soccer goal he or she is guarding is 24 feet across and 8 feet high. Will you hit the penalty shot that will win the World Cup for your country – eternally...
