Here in our little corner of NW Ohio, we don’t often experience earthquakes.  When we do, it’s minor.  The last recorded earthquake that occurred in Ohio was in 1983 with a magnitude of 1.2.  In 2024, Defiance had a 3.3 rumble.  However, Ohio has experienced 86 earthquakes in 2025 according to Ohio DNR.  The majority… Read More »

Today is National Pigs In A Blanket Day!  That’s not the topic of the devotional but I just thought I would share that wonderful and blessed information in case you were wondering what to fix for supper tonight.  Dip them in some nacho cheese or ranch dressing and prepare to have your taste buds blown!… Read More »

When kids go to school, it sounds normal to say that they are in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. grade.  However, by the time the average student reaches 12th grade, they’ve been in school for 13 years.  How is that normal?  For me, it all started in the Garden of Children, 1972. The Garden of Children… Read More »

Today is National Earth Day.  Now, before you decide to bypass reading this devotional, thinking it’s a propaganda piece for the far left, let’s understand where it all came from before delving into the nonsensical foolishness it’s become. In 1962, Rachel Carson wrote a book titled Silent Spring.  The book focused on the harm being… Read More »

Because of the Easter weekend, I skipped over some historical events and National Day Calendar events to focus on the ultimate fulfillment of Jesus’ earthly ministry.  Now, I have several topics to which I can backtrack and introduce some of the celebrations we missed.  For instance, yesterday was National Volunteer Recognition Day. “Over a quarter… Read More »

It’s RESURRECTION SUNDAY!!!!  Great things happened nearly 2,000 years ago in or near Jerusalem.  If you were to take a trip to Israel to see the sights and walk where Jesus walked, your tour guide will take you to the Garden and show you the rock where Jesus prayed.  They will tell you that this… Read More »

Jesus has just been crucified.  The Messiah is dead.  The words on a plaque above His head said, “I Am The King of the Jews.”  What a mockery!  This King is dead.  He can’t save anyone.   He certainly can’t free the Israelites from the Romans.  How those words must have stung the eyes of all… Read More »

I was today years old when I learned two things.  First, hot crossed buns is incorrect.  It is hot cross buns.  I’ve always said the nursery rhyme wrong.  Hot cross buns!  Hot cross buns!  One ha’ penny, two ha’ penny, Hot cross buns!  Not hot crossed buns.  Second, the buns are real, and recipes are… Read More »

As I sit to write today’s devotional, it is Monday, March 31.  Yesterday was church.  I woke up with a feeling/emotion that’s hard to put into words.  The best way I can describe it is full.  I feel like I went to the Lord’s all-you-can-eat buffet and waddled out the door, stuffed, satisfied, and ready… Read More »

If you are a fan of old westerns and stories out of the wild, Wild West, chances are good that you watched actor Gene Barry portray the gunslinger and former lawman Bartholemew William Barclay “Bat” Masterson.  The show ran in black and white from 1958-1961. The real Bat Masterson lived from November 26, 1853 –… Read More »