To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. On a cold winter night in Chicago in 1927, Buckminster Fuller calculated how long it would take for him to die of hypothermia in the frigid waters of Lake Michigan. He stood, despondent, on a deserted stretch of shoreline north of the city. At age 32 he had no job prospects, no savings,… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. When it comes to new technology, I’m not what you might call an early adopter. About 30 years ago the church that I was serving invested heavily in a new computer system. It was time to say goodbye to our typewriters. I resisted. After all, I could out-type anyone on the staff. My mom, a… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. One of the boys who lived directly across the street from my childhood home yearned to find God. So where did he go to undertake such a life-changing search? He went where all the other Midwestern Baby Boomers went to pursue their spiritual quests: Colorado. If something big was going to happen, it… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. It’s that time of year again. Why do we break out scary masks every Halloween, pretending to be demons, vampires, ghouls, or one of the Kardashians? The best guess of historians is that Halloween is the semi-Christianized version of an ancient Celtic festival on October 31-November 1 called Samhain (pronounced SAW-win) which marked the… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Have You Considered the Possibility For eight seasons beginning in 2004, Dr. Gregory House was TV’s medical superstar. Just as Perry Mason never lost a case in court, the star of House always managed to solve even the most puzzling medical mysteries. British actor Hugh Laurie feigned an American accent in order to play the… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Left Hands and Right Hands When it comes to human society, left-handers are few and far between. It’s estimated that only 10% of the people you know throw, kick, and write by favoring their left side. But when it comes to the molecules of life, left-handers rule. Proteins, the most important chemical compounds of living… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. Four Words The Bible is a bit like a play that introduces, one after another, hundreds of characters over the space of two millennia. Most characters show up on the stage for just a few moments, speak their lines, then disappear from view. Those may seem like “bit parts,” but they are skillfully woven… Read more »
Once again, laryngitis has prevented me from recording today’s podcast. Thanks for your understanding. Anxious But Blessed Steve Young is one of those guys who just seems to have it all. Blessed with a 6-foot-2-inch frame, a powerful left arm, and deceptive speed, he played pro quarterback for 15 seasons, twice being named Most Valuable Player of the NFL. In 1994… Read more »
Unfortunately, I’ve been afflicted with laryngitis for several days, so I wasn’t able to record this podcast. That Wild and Crazy Guy According to the eighth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, what happened when Jesus led his band of apprentices to “the other side” of the Sea of Galilee? The disciples were probably not surprised that Jesus was immediately confronted by a… Read more »
To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. The Other Side of the Lake Most of the accounts we have of the life of Jesus happen around the Sea of Galilee. What ancient Jews called the Sea is actually a large freshwater lake in the middle of northern Israel. During the time of Jesus, the region around this lake was… Read more »
