William “Red” Hill was a Canadian who had served in WWI.  During his four years of service in France, he had been gassed and wounded.  He was awarded at least two medals for bravery and returned to Canada severely malnourished and underweight.  At the age of 54, he would succumb to the effects of the… Read More »

Today, we are getting back to our normal random topics and leaving Alaska.  Several of the sources I use for illustrations are dated with events recorded from that particular day.  Let’s go back to events from last week and see how they can lead us to applying some Biblical truths. On August 4, 1790, Secretary… Read More »

Day seven of the Alaskan trip was spent in Canada, our neighbors to the north.  We were in the beautiful province of Victoria in British Columbia.  To say that the city is gorgeous is an understatement. “The city has a population of 91,867, and the Greater Victoria area has a population of 397,237. The city of Victoria… Read More »

This is day six of our Alaskan cruise.  Just to remind you, I’m writing this on Wednesday, July 16th, several days ago from our actual date.  This is a cruising day, headed to the final port of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.  We won’t reach that port until tomorrow evening at 5:30 p.m. and will stay… Read More »

We are on day five of the Alaskan adventure and we got up at 6:30 a.m. to see Endicott Arm and Dawes Glacier.  Little chunks of ice were floating in the water.  An otter was on one of the floating chunks, basking in the sun.  And the view of the mountains and glacier were just… Read More »

We were concerned about seasickness when getting ready for this cruise.  My wife had purchased the Dramamine patches and pills.  We also had a special drink that if you get nauseated and start heaving, one shot of it and the sickness is gone. Never once did we get seasick. There was another thing we experienced… Read More »

Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959.  At the start of the 18th c., the Russian Empire began colonization of the region, introducing the Russian government while preserving the Alaskan Creole population and culture.  In 1867, Russia came to the conclusion that the distance to Russia made it an economically unsound venture to… Read More »

Does the beauty of God’s creation ever take your breath away?  I know I’m guilty of just taking each day as a it comes, not really giving a lot of thought to it unless something special happens like a blazing sunrise or sunset or a magnificent thunderstorm complete with lightning.  But, as we travelled on… Read More »

I am currently writing these new devotionals while aboard The Anthem of the Seas, sitting on the balcony of our state room and it is chilly!  Beautiful but chilly.  Of course, my wife says I’m just old.  The wind coming across the water drops the temperatures a bit.  Some of the devotionals over the next… Read More »

In 1977, an organization began in Arcadia, California that became well known in most churches:  Focus On The Family (FOTF).  Founded by Dr. James Dobson, the organization is now led by Jim Daly and based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The purpose of the devotional is not an endorsement or critique of FOTF.  I bring it… Read More »