NFL Network analyst Steve Mariucci and Rich discuss the key to who wins the Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl why Andy Reid has been such a successful head coach why the NFL should mandate teams have active quarterbacks on the roster for all playoff games and more Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith tells Rich his advice as the NFL's all-time leading rusher for LeBron James on the heels breaking the NBA's all-time scoring record his impressions of the current Dallas Cowboys' outlook In a special Thursday edition of 'What's More Likely' Rich weighs in on how the Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl [... more]

When Colin opened the box of stained-glass pieces he rsquo d purchased instead of finding the fragments he rsquo d ordered for a project he discovered intact whole windows He sleuthed out the windows rsquo origins and learned they'd been removed from a church to protect them from World War II bombings Colin marveled at the quality of work and how the ldquo fragments rdquo formed a beautiful picture If I rsquo m honest there are times when I open particular passages of the Bible mdash such as chapters containing lists of genealogies mdash and I don rsquo t immediately [... more]

Having tried for years to conceive Richard and Susan were elated when Susan became pregnant Her health problems however posed a risk to the baby and so Richard lay awake each night praying for his wife and child One night Richard sensed he didn rsquo t need to pray so hard that God had promised to take care of things But a week later Susan miscarried Richard was devastated He wondered Had they lost the baby because he hadn rsquo t prayed hard enough On first reading we might think today rsquo s parable suggests so In the story a [... more]

Nancy Gustafson a retired opera singer was devastated when she visited her mother and saw her decline from dementia Her mom no longer recognized her and barely spoke After several monthly visits Nancy had an idea She started singing Christmas carols Her mother rsquo s eyes lit up at the musical sounds and she began singing too mdash for twenty minutes Then Nancy rsquo s mom laughed joking they were ldquo The Gustafson Family Singers rdquo The dramatic turnaround suggested the power of music as some therapists conclude to evoke lost memories Singing ldquo old favorites rdquo has also been [... more]

It makes no logical sense but when my parents died within a three-month period I feared they would forget me Of course they were no longer on earth but that left me with a large uncertainty I was a young unmarried adult and wondered how to navigate life without them Feeling really single and alone I sought God nbsp One morning I told Him about my irrational fear and the sadness it brought even though He knew it already The Scripture passage that came in my reading for the day was Isaiah ldquo Can a mother forget the baby at [... more]