It has been 64 days since the assassination of Charlie Kirk who was shot in the neck at Utah Valley University during a speaking event.  At 12:09 p.m. (MT), Charlie was throwing hats into the crowd.  Finally, he sits down and gives a welcome, telling the crowd that “we’re gonna be here for a couple… Read More »

At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I was declared over.  An armistice agreement had been signed earlier in the day by Germany as they admitted defeat.  “The First World War left nine million soldiers dead and 21 million wounded, with Germany, Russia, Austria-Hungary, France and… Read More »

The name Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) is probably unknown to most of us.  But what Wilhelm discovered is known to probably all of us because we’ve been exposed to his creation.  It was on November 8, 1895 that he discovered X-rays. “Röntgen’s discovery occurred accidentally in his Wurzburg, Germany, lab, where he was testing whether cathode… Read More »

I ran across an msn.com article titled “10 Parenting Phrases from the Past That Wouldn’t Fly Today.”1  This devotional goes along with yesterdays, and I believe most of these phrases need to make a comeback.  Ask yourself how many of these you were told! “Because I said so!”  If you were so foolish as to… Read More »

Today is National Parents as Teachers Day, a celebration started in Missouri in 2001.  The day is intended to encourage parents to be involved in their child’s educational goals.  The catalyst for the day came when kindergarten teachers saw that many kids were entering school with varying levels of readiness.  The educators believed that kids… Read More »

In 2001, Sandy Sharkey submitted a National Day Calendar celebration.  It was celebrated yesterday but I’m sure if you celebrated it tonight, it would be fine.  Yesterday was National Men Make Dinner Day.  Why she created this day is unknown.  Maybe she was tired of doing all the cooking. For centuries, there has been the… Read More »

STRESSED!  Does that one word describe you?  If so, Happy National Stress Awareness Day – yesterday.  I don’t think you are supposed to celebrate stress, though.  This is just a day to be aware of the effects of stress on our lives. In 1967, Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe began sifting through the medical records… Read More »

The Lord and I were having a discussion this morning (10/17).  I was trying to sort some things out because from a guys perspective, getting a handle on intimacy with the Lord and praying with His presence in mind (see the October 31st devotional) is not always an easy thing to do.  Most guys –… Read More »

It’s no secret.  There’s no denying it.  Most of us have trust issues.  Oh, we may call it skepticism or say that we have a healthy amount of doubt.  We might blame it on the media or government.  But I have a feeling those trust issues developed much earlier in our lives.  Were you ever… Read More »

Ohio!  In Japanese, that is a casual, friendly way to say “Good Morning!”  Yesterday, though, we celebrated National Ohio Day which acknowledges the 17th state to join the Union on March 1, 1803… or August 7, 1953. “On March 1, 1803, Ohio was admitted as the 17th state of the United States. This date marks… Read More »