by Morning Reflections | Apr 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
When I was 10 years old, the coach of my summer softball team spoke to me some of the most heartening words I have ever heard.“You have been chosen to be on the All-Star team. And the other coaches and I have been talking, and we want you to be the starting pitcher.”...
by Morning Reflections | Mar 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Life may be thought of as a series of big decisions and little decisions.The big ones seem to...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
There are different kinds of courage.That was on display within the same Chicago family in the 1930s and 40s. Less than three months after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor brought America into World War II, the U.S. fleet was maneuvering near the Solomon...