Dr. Jesse Bennett is credited with performing the first successful caesarean operation, commonly known as a C-section.  He was only 24-years old.  The surgery was done without “any equipment, and no antiseptics, in a humble home in the backwoods of Virginia.”1  Adding to this amazing feat is the fact that C-sections had been attempted in… Read More »

I am writing today’s devotional on 12/23/25, Christmas Eve Eve.  Something was in the news yesterday that by now, 1/13/26, will be old news and we will know how the story developed.  But it’s worth talking about and revisiting. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the governor of the state of Arkansas.  On December 16, 2025, she… Read More »

Suppose you walked into work today and the boss says, “Starting today, I’m going to give you a 113.68% pay raise plus I will reduce your work day from 9 hours to 8 hours – but there are some conditions.”  To give you an idea of what this might look like, minimum wage is $11.00/hour… Read More »

Today is a National Day Calendar celebration that honors a drink that is first mentioned in Genesis and continues to be one of our favorites today:  MILK.  Remember the commercial?  It does a body good. This special day was first suggested in 1915 when “The International Association of Milk Inspectors submitted a request to Congress… Read More »

Oh, here I go again with a sports story!  I’m sorry but this was a historical event that happened yesterday that supplies a great lesson.  Hang in there and we’ll get to the Biblical application. Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Happy Hairston, Jim McMillian, Jerry West, Pat Riley.  Those were the big names playing for the… Read More »

Today, we honor and recognize the men and women who carry a badge or shield and don the uniform of a law enforcement agency.  This is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Statistics tell us that as of November 2024, there were 1.28 million police officers in the United States, serving in 17,985 agencies.  Of the… Read More »

After the last three devotionals, I need something a bit more uplifting, how about you?  Well, today’s National Day Calendar celebration is just the medicine the doctor ordered.  This is National JoyGerm Day.  What, you ask, is a joygerm?  Let’s find out together. “On January 8, 1981, Joan E. White of Syracuse, New York, was… Read More »

Can you handle one more devotional that is sports related?  I hope so.  This time, let’s start with TTUN (that team up north). “Michigan football fired coach Sherrone Moore for cause on Wednesday, Dec. 10, the school announced.  Following a University investigation, credible evidence was found that Coach Moore engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff… Read More »

Yesterday, I told you that the opening devotionals for this week were going to be sports related.  It’s not that I’m some football junkie.  It’s just that these stories have triggered some important lessons that we need to learn and apply. Return with me to that Big Ten Championship game where Ohio State loses to… Read More »

As I write these devotionals in the middle of December, there have been a couple of events in the news that have triggered some thoughts and Biblical insights that I’d like to share at the beginning of the week.  Both come from the world of sports.  For those of you who either detest sports or… Read More »