When Pigs Fly

When Pigs Fly

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereA few years ago, two first class passengers on a US Airways flight from Philadelphia to Seattle made arrangements to travel with a pet.Their “therapeutic companion animal” turned out to be a full-grown...
White Out

White Out

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAll of us make mistakes. With grace and grit, we can learn from our mistakes.And then there are those of us who actually earn from our mistakes. That brings us to Bette Nesmith Graham, an executive...
Divine Forgetfulness

Divine Forgetfulness

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThere’s a story about a pastor who became annoyed with a particular woman in his congregation.She claimed to have daily personal conversations with Jesus.More and more enthusiasts came to her house. They...
An Extended Hand

An Extended Hand

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWhat’s the key relational issue in the Bible? That’s easy: It’s forgiveness. Apart from the willingness and the ability to forgive, human relationships simply hit the wall. But how do we forgive monsters –...
The Real Story About God

The Real Story About God

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Pastors sometimes get surprising questions. In his book The Good and Beautiful God, James Bryan Smith recounts a story he heard from his friend, Pastor Jeff Gannon. A young woman called Gannon out of the...