National news feeds picked up a story out of Alexandria, Alabama that is devastating.  ABC 33/40 out of Birmingham, just an hour SW of Alexandria, reported on Saturday, June 27 the following story. “16-year-old Jeremy “Ryan” Lambert, two-time state wrestling champion and student at Alexandria High School, was killed in a single-car crash on Friday,… Read More »

Call it weird. Call it rare.  Regardless of what you call it, there are some peculiar fears that possess individuals, phobias that go far beyond fearing snakes, spiders, and darkness.  For instance, there is … Arachibutyrophobia (Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth) Arithmophobia (Fear of numbers – a fear most school… Read More »

Rosie Aiello and her daughter, Sunny, “trapped in an emotionally, mentally, and financially abusive relationship for nearly 25 years, Rosie engineered their escape from the Middle East to save her daughter Sunny and herself from domestic violence. Nearly mentally destroyed and stunned by PTSD, Rosie and Sunny arrived in their home state of California.”1 You… Read More »

WWII began on September 1, 1939, and would end on September 2, 1945.  England entered the war on September 3, 1939, but found themselves ill-prepared for the battle. Since 1937, Liberal government leader, Neville Chamberlain, served as the Prime Minister.  Even though England was a part of the war, Chamberlain proposed in 1938 the Munich… Read More »

It was a different world in the 1950s-1960s.  The Cold War supplied the threat of nuclear attacks from other nations.  On this day in 1961, President John F. Kennedy spoke to the nation concerning the Berlin Crisis and the threat of nuclear attacks.  The address to the nation began at 10:00 p.m. and the nearly… Read More »

On a much more positive and fun note, not only was yesterday the 59th anniversary of the Detroit Riots, yesterday was also National Gorgeous Grandma Day.  Alice Solomon created this day in 1984. “Alice Solomon re-entered the working world after her graduation from Wellesley College cum laude at the age of fifty. Alice held the… Read More »

Detroit, 1916.  Evangelist Billy Sunday began a campaign that lasted from September 1 till November 5.  A full 66 days of preaching.  From California, the Los Angeles Herald, Volume XLII, Number 303, 19 October 1916 gave this report: “Billy” Sunday’s evangelistic campaign, which began In this city September 1 and closes November 5, has drawn… Read More »

Are you follicly challenged?  A chrome dome?  Cue ball?  Mr. Clean?  Sporting a skullet?  A real baldilocks?  If so, you might find today’s devotional particularly interesting. Long before Rogaine, cultures tried many ways to ward off baldness.  Home remedies included pigeon poo, powdered horse teeth, oils, herbs, and onion mixtures rubbed on the scalp.  When… Read More »

Today’s devotional continues the tribute for Dr. Sisk who went home to be with the Lord on July 6.  Written by Pastor Chappell, it reveals the impact a life can make that is wholly surrendered to the Lord. Before reading the rest of the devotional, allow your mind to consider what Paul said to Timothy… Read More »

Because I write devotionals a couple of weeks in advance, events happen that require me to go backwards on the calendar.  One of those events was the death of Dr. Don Sisk, President/General Director Emeritus of BIMI.  Most recently, he had served as Missions Director for West Coast Baptist College.  On Monday, July 6th, Dr.… Read More »