In Search of a Father’s Love

In Search of a Father’s Love

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here My two brothers and I lost our dad eight years ago this month. He stepped into the next world on January 12, which happened to be Mom’s birthday. She had left us a mere seven months earlier. Scott, Bruce,...
Hoping for Heaven

Hoping for Heaven

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereAs a general rule, I hesitate to make comments about the President of the United States.Over the past 10 years, I believe I’ve mentioned Donald Trump just five times.That’s a shame, because he is not only...
A Higher Plateau

A Higher Plateau

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereNone of the seven astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger survived the explosion that tore it apart just 73 seconds after launch.But something traveling aboard the shuttle did survive.Workers tasked...
Homecoming

Homecoming

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereFor ten long years, the greatest hero of ancient Greek literature tries to find his way home.Odysseus has led the Greeks to victory in the Trojan War. He now longs to head west, back across the...
Leaf by Niggle

Leaf by Niggle

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereJ.R.R. Tolkien was about 50 years old when he had an almost paralyzing experience of writer’s block.He was working on The Lord of the Rings, the monumental fantasy that has come to...