An Opening Prayer

An Opening Prayer

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThe first fight of the Founding Fathers was about faith.The inaugural session of the Continental Congress – the group that would ultimately call for the drafting of the Declaration of Independence –...
The Great Schism

The Great Schism

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here Each day this Lent we’re looking at major “turning points” in Christian history – moments or seasons in which the story of God’s people took an important and often unexpected turn.  Shortly after I entered...
Friendly Fire

Friendly Fire

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIn 1942, a foreign army invaded and occupied American soil for the first time since the War of 1812.Japanese troops captured the Aleutian islands of Attu and Kiska, just off the coast of...
The Last Word

The Last Word

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereStudents in a class taught by Dr. Dallas Willard remember the day that one of their number was moved to a display of sheer arrogance.Until his death in 2013, Willard – a professor of philosophy at USC and...