by Morning Reflections | Feb 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
(copyright Columbia Pictures) 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. Very few Hollywood films feature a family praying together before...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
One of the most terrifying pieces of Civil War field artillery was notoriously inaccurate.The eight-inch mortar, for all intents and purposes, was a stubby, sawed-off cannon. It fired an eight-inch-diameter explosive shell – approximately the size and shape of a...
by Morning Reflections | Nov 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
What is it like trying to go back home, when you wonder if anyone there would actually welcome you? One of Jesus’ most celebrated stories is the Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-32). Perhaps no one in recent history has so effectively captured the...
