Axis.  1:  a straight line about which a body or a geometric figure rotates or may be supposed to rotate  2:  : of or relating to the three powers Germany, Italy, and Japan engaged against the Allied nations in World War II.1  In 1936, Italian leader Benito Mussolini declared that all other European countries would thereafter rotate on… Read More »

If I told you someone got upset taking a bath, you might think it was a toddler, probably a boy akin to Dennis the Menace.  However, it wasn’t your standard bubble bath that caused The Bath Riots on this day in 1917.  It was something far worse. We tend to think that the southern border… Read More »

When J. Wilbur Chapman was in London, he had an opportunity to meet General Booth, who at that time was past eighty years of age. Dr. Chapman listened reverently as the old general spoke of the trials and the conflicts and the victories. Then the American evangelist asked the general if he would disclose his… Read More »

Super Bowl LX is just 13 days away and will be played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the home of the San Francisco 49ers.  As I’m writing this on January 7, sportingnews.com states, “The Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams enter as the favorites to win Super Bowl 60, with near-identical odds, followed by the Denver Broncos and Philadelphia… Read More »

Every once in a while, I like to give you something I’ve read that I believe is impactful.  What I share with you today is definitely that but there is also a beauty in its simplicity. Pastor Paul Chappell at West Coast Baptist College and Lancaster Baptist Church, Lancaster, California preaches, teaches, has a radio… Read More »

This past Christmas, 16-year old Scarlett Durden of Piedmont, Alabama, had just finished opening Christmas presents.  Her family was FaceTiming with their dad, Marvy Durden, II, who was in the hospital awaiting a heart transplant.  After unwrapping the gifts, Scarlett had gone to the pantry for a snack, then went back into her own room… Read More »

The jury is out and opinions keep changing.  Should penmanship and cursive writing be taught or should it be allowed to go the way of calligraphy and hieroglyphics, reserved for only a few brave souls willing to tackle it?  Since today is National Handwriting Day, it seems like it should be revived in all schools.… Read More »

Today is the official Sanctity of Human Life Day, a day begun in 1984 by presidential proclamation from President Ronald Reagan (see January 14, 2026 devotional).  The date was chosen because of the historic decision on this day in 1973 when the Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that a woman is protected under the Constitution and… Read More »

Here’s a story that most of us know but may have forgotten.  It’s a sad story about a boy who became famous in Hollywood but his life ended tragically.  His name was Carl Switzer. At the age of 7, Carl began his acting career.  Already an experienced singer and musician, he would take on a… Read More »

When traveling abroad, the CDC either mandates or strongly recommends certain immunizations, depending on where you are going.  One set of recommendations to a particular country says that should be vaccinated for:  Tdap, MMR, Varicella, Hep A, Hep B, typhoid, Japanese encephalitis, rabies, and yellow fever. There was no way to be prepared, though, for… Read More »