Welcome to The Light, a moment of quiet reflection in the turning of the day.
In Kentucky, floodwaters swept a church from its very foundation this weekend, carrying it into the road as at least four lives were lost and a state of emergency was declared. There is something arresting about that image — a house of worship uprooted, made homeless by the same earth it once stood upon.
From a different kind of storm, Bill Gothard — the deeply controversial founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, a man whose legacy carries both devoted followers and serious allegations of harm — is reported to be showing signs of improvement after a heart attack and coma. His story reminds us how complicated it is to hold a human life, with all its shadow and light, in a single prayer.
And somewhere in the quieter corners of culture, a conversation is circling about whether VeggieTales — those animated vegetables who once taught children about grace and courage — deserve a live-action reimagining. It is a small question, perhaps, but it touches something real: what we carry from childhood, and whether it survives translation into a harder, more literal world.
That's this hour's reflection. Carry the light gently.
