“In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.  (2)  And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the… Read More »

Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, J.F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan had a few things in common.  Obviously, they were all presidents.  But they all have shared the undesirable event of being shot.  Only one survived.  On this day in 1981, President Reagan was shot in the chest by John Hinckley, Jr. outside of… Read More »

Religion calls today “Good Friday.”  It is the day that remembers the crucifixion of Jesus.  While many including myself recognize that it can’t be Good Friday because three days and nights in the grave with a crucifixion on Friday will not result in a Resurrection Sunday, it is still important for us to remember and… Read More »

Today is National Triglycerides Day and a good opportunity to use a devotional as a public service announcement.  This day was created in 2018 as way to get people to consider one of the many health issues developing in America. TIME reports that “Triglycerides are a type of fat (or lipid) naturally made in your… Read More »

I don’t know about you, but I need a bit of a lighter devotional since the last three days have been a bit hard hitting.  So, let’s sit back and let me take your minds back to easier, simpler, and memorable days.  Think about when you were little, or your kids were little.  My guess… Read More »

Without purposefully trying, it seems the last three days’ worth of devotions have fallen in the same theme.  Yesterday, I mentioned cult leader Jim Jones. Today is the inauspicious anniversary of an event that we wish would never have happened.  However, as long as there are false teachers in the world, there will always be… Read More »

Don’t drink the water!  That’s good advice when travelling to another country or posted on a sign near a water hole in the desert.  It’s also good advice when flying the friendly skies.  Experts warn that if you want to refill your water bottle in the lavatory sink, DON’T.  Cleverjouney.com says it is not potable… Read More »

By this time in March, we shouldn’t have any more snow to deal with – we hope.  And since I’m writing these devotionals a month in advance, I can only guess that when we look outside today and dress for church, it feels like spring and no winter coats are needed.  So, without any worries… Read More »

Kids these days!  You can’t understand a thing they are saying!  Why can’t they just talk normal and, while they’re at it, why can’t they give their kids good old fashioned NORMAL names?  Have you ever caught yourself voicing those sentiments?  Well, sit back and let me tell you the tale of a group of… Read More »

It was a different world in 1947.  Communists and the Cold War were the greatest threats.  Even though the Americans and Russians fought against the Germans in WWII, America still had a distrust for Russia because of their dictatorial leader, Joseph Stalin, and their communistic ideology. Rumors had been swirling that the “commies” had infiltrated… Read More »