For centuries, humanity has been obsessed with finding the fountain of youth, cheat death, and ward off aging.  What they’ve done would seem crazy to rational thinkers.  Many of the experiments waged by those wanting immortality actually contributed to their deaths. Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor of China.  His quest for immortality led… Read More »

Lifeline Church in Chicago, Illinois, established today’s National Day Calendar celebration in 2017.  This is National Love People Day.  While we would disagree with the church’s Apostolic doctrine, we cannot disagree with their emphasis on loving people. Think carefully about this.  How do you/I feel about people?  Read the statements carefully and see which ones… Read More »

If you enjoy history, chances are good that you enjoy historical docudramas that depict a certain era of time.  Being able to dramatize history gives it a voice that otherwise might not be heard.  However, actual historians tend to despise docudramas, preferring documentaries instead due to the poetic license and embellishments movie producers and directors… Read More »

I just had my mind blown as I was working on this devotional.  Call it serendipitous – looking for one thing but finding another.  Let me set this up. You bought a loaf of bread at the store and when you got home, you had to remove those pesky bread clips or twist ties.  Does… Read More »

Nearly 65 years ago, things were certainly different in the USA.  Today, we live in a world of social movements, social media, AI, cryptocurrency, and virtual reality.  At the start of the 1960s, fallout shelters were all the rage.  And, if your neighbor had one and you didn’t, you could forget sharing with them in… Read More »

Today is National Situational Awareness Day.  It is intended to call attention to the need to be aware of our surroundings and potential dangers.  We are living in an age where people enter schools, churches, shopping malls, and stores like Walmart with one intention – kill as many people as they possibly can. “In the… Read More »

Dare I say it?  Colder days are on the horizon.  As much as we hate to admit it, it’s a fact that we must deal with in order to be prepared for it.  Several mornings since the last week of August, we’ve run the heater in the camper to knock off the morning chill.  And… Read More »

My three favorite things are eating my family and not using commas. Let’s eat grandpa! I want to thank my parents, Tiffany and God. I’m sorry I love you. I find inspiration in cooking my family and my dog. Twenty five-dollar bills. Each of the preceding sentences are funny because they are missing punctuation.  The last… Read More »

Are you fatigued or tired?  Even though thesaurus.com shows the words to be synonymous, they really are not.  It would do us good to know the difference. I’m tired!  These are words we’ve all spoken after a hard day of work, after lunch when our eyes are getting droopy, or even after waking up but… Read More »

I mow with an Ariens Apex 48” zero-turn that has a 23-hp Kohler 7000 series V-twin engine.  On a good day and 100% dry conditions, I can mow all I need to mow in about two hours.  I was able to get the mower back in 2021 and I have loved mowing with it ever… Read More »