Friends

Friends

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this month of August we’ll be looking at one of the extraordinary metaphors that the Bible uses to illustrate the nature of our relationship with God.FriendsJust yesterday morning they let me know...
VIPs Very Impactful People

VIPs Very Impactful People

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAlmost every film adaptation of Stephen King’s novels has been a disappointment. At least for the author.The exception is Stand By Me, a coming-of-age drama that was based, in part, on King’s own...
Reach Out

Reach Out

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereDuring the time John Adams and Thomas Jefferson helped launch America in the 1770s, they became close friends.But two decades later, as they each took a turn as America’s president, they morphed into bitter...
The Power of Focused Friendships

The Power of Focused Friendships

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereA number of years ago, author and pastor Eugene Peterson was called to launch a new Presbyterian congregation in suburban Baltimore.  One of his obligations during the church’s first three years was to...
Shake On It

Shake On It

To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. In 1789, the newly formed U.S. Senate wrestled with a difficult question for almost a month. How should American citizens address their new president? The nation was only a few years old, born of an armed...