The sounds of war have echoed across the global stage ever since war was first mentioned in Genesis 14:1-2.  It’s possible that wars occurred sooner without the Lord feeling the need to record it for us.  Genesis 6 records the advanced wickedness of man so there is a good possibility that wars of some sort… Read More »

You must know what today is and, assuming you do, you must know what the topic of the devotional is going to be.  It’s Valentine’s Day, a centuries old celebration of romance and romantic love. Ironically, today is also National Crème Filled Chocolates Day and National Ferris Wheel Day.  We can understand celebrating the crème… Read More »

Perhaps one of the first big pushes in the United States to give to charity began on Labor Day, 1966.  Jerry Lewis hosted a telethon promoting the Muscular Dystrophy Association, raising awareness of the disease as well as funds to help do research and treat it.  For 49 years, the telethon helped to raise over… Read More »

On February 8, 1960, work began on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.  “E.M. Stuart, volunteer president of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, proposed building the Walk as a means to “maintain the glory of a community whose name means glamour and excitement in the four corners of the world.”1 As the walk was developed,… Read More »

Today is the celebration of two National Calendar Days that are complementary to one another.  First, this is National Shut-In Visitation Day.  Secondly, this is National Make a Friend Day.  Let’s combine this into National Make a Friend Out of a Shut-in Day.  And go VISIT them! Shut-ins are typically in that condition due to… Read More »

Yesterday was a strange National Day Calendar Celebration that kind of fits in with the devotional from Friday, February 7th.  Yesterday was National Cut The Cord Day.  What cord are we cutting, you ask?  This is a day to encourage people to cut the cable television cord. For any who has had cable or satellite… Read More »

Let me take you back to yesterday’s devotional and in real time (1/18/25), take you back to Mission Barbecue restaurant.  Yesterday’s devotional was a positive experience.  Let me share something that, at the same restaurant and same day, kind of twisted me up a bit. I remind you that there is much to see in… Read More »

Today (1/18/25), we were sitting in a booth at Mission Barbecue in Ft. Wayne.  Before I get into the devotional thought, let me make an unsolicited, unpaid endorsement of this place.  The food is amazing!  If you like smoked meat and barbecue, this is the place to go! If you’ve never been here, you need… Read More »

Generations identify with shared experiences.  This causes them to have specific names.  For instance, the oldest generations are The Lost Generation (1883-1901) and The Greatest Generation (1901-1927).   The Lost Generation is truly lost.  If living, the youngest of that age bracket would be 124.  And there are less than 66,000 (1%) still living from The… Read More »

Here are some quotes to start your day. “The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon… Read More »