In over 90% of American households, there is an appliance in the kitchen that makes cooking possible for even those deficient in this life skill.  It’s called the microwave.  The history of this device dates back to a patent filed on October 8, 1945 and you can read about that in the devotional from March… Read More »

Twenty-year-old Dalton Meyer of Davenport, Iowa has just broken a world record.  He is officially the fastest clapper in the world.  In one minute, Dalton clapped 1,140 times!  That is 19 times per second. Let’s make this a participatory devotional.  Set the devotional down for a moment and see how many times you can clap… Read More »

Twenty-nine-year-old Gonzalo Montoya Jiménez was a special guest of the Penitentiary Center of Villabona in Asturias, Spain on January 7, 2018.  He was incarcerated in the maximum-security portion of the prison, serving time for robbery. The day before, he complained of not feeling well.  Whether or not his complaints were taken seriously was not a… Read More »

Quite often, I will tell you that this particular day is a national celebration of something.  While they are not legal, federal holidays, they are days set aside to recognize some event or person.  Today’s celebration, though, might seem like someone was just looking for something to put on the calendar.  Today is National Roof… Read More »

Chen (first name only) is from China.  When she went to bed one night, she was experiencing some ringing in her ears and nausea.  However, when she awoke the next morning, something had significantly changed. Chen could no longer hear the voices of men.  All she could hear were women’s voices. Roll the marriage jokes! … Read More »

This past summer, we took a trip to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI.  I wrote another devotional (10/21/22) about this trip.  On this day in 1955, something else happened that shook the history books.  And, the Henry Ford Museum has the pièce de resistance commemorating this event. Montgomery, Alabama city bus #2857, driven… Read More »

For the love of peach!  That’s a different saying to add to your repertoire of expressions of exasperation.  However, this is more than an expression.  It’s actually a celebration that occurs every November 30th. First of all, consider the peach.  This tender fruit is easily damaged if not handled properly.  Unlike other fruits with tough… Read More »

Thanksgiving is over and some of you are still munching on the remnants.  There are only so many things you can do with that leftover turkey!  One year ago on Thanksgiving, CBS reported that 65% of Americans would be eating turkey for Thanksgiving and 30% would still be eating it three days later.  Another 22%… Read More »

After my bus route the other day, I ran through McDonald’s for my favorite breakfast – a sausage, egg, and cheese burrito.  I reached into the bag, grabbed my burrito, prayed with my eyes open since I was driving, unwrapped the burrito, and took a bite.  Like a lightning bolt and thousands of volts of… Read More »

Today’s story takes us back to November 26, 1968 and Vietnam.  Since the story is short, I’ll give it in its entirety from History.com. “While returning to base from another mission, Air Force 1st Lt. James P. Fleming and four other Bell UH-1F helicopter pilots get an urgent message from an Army Special Forces team… Read More »