by Morning Reflections | Oct 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here.“Nothing buttery” sounds like a winning diet strategy. It’s actually slang for a philosophical perspective called reductionism, in which apparently mysterious realities are reduced to “nothing but” this...
by Morning Reflections | Sep 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here..In J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Dark Lord Sauron pours all of his power into a mere ring. When the ring is dissolved in the volcanic fires of Mt. Doom, Sauron’s seemingly...
by Morning Reflections | Aug 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Throughout the month of August, we’re taking a close look at 23 verses of the New Testament. They comprise Ephesians chapter one, which paints one of the Bible’s most comprehensive pictures of what it means for ordinary people to be “in Christ.”...
by Morning Reflections | Jun 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
One hundred years ago, British author and philosopher H.G. Wells was one of the most lavishly optimistic thinkers on the planet.In his 1922 book A Short History of the World, he envisioned the dawning of a golden age. Even though the horrors of World War I had...
by Morning Reflections | May 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Last Sunday evening, mother-and-daughter singing duo Naomi and Wynonna Judd were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Wynonna accepted the honor all by herself. Her 76-year-old mom had taken her own life the day before. The Judds were lavishly successful,...