America’s pastime of baseball is in the air. Some of you have already attended a major or minor league game. The smell of hot dogs, popcorn and peanuts is a sure sign you are at the ballpark. The nation has taken to this game for over 125 years. There is just something about watching this […]

Back in 1937 thirty-five million dollars was a lot of money during the Great Depression. But that is how much money it took to erect the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It was during this week back then President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated this wonder via telegraph from Washington. Not only were people excited about

Music has been a major part of my life. Growing up you would find my dad always singing something. His range was from Southern Gospel to Grand Ole Opry and he didn’t mind letting us hear him. His motto was “Make a Joyful Noise unto the Lord”. We agreed. It was noise! Later on in

For those of you doing your last minute taxes today, this devotional thought will be brief so that you can get back to filing! The famous black baseball player, Jackie Robinson, who helped break down the racial barriers in major league baseball, went hitless this day in 1947 in his first major league debut. Sure

If you live in the Old North State called North Carolina, it is Independence Week! You may have a hard time though finding fireworks to commemorate the occasion. For those of you not familiar with the state’s history, there were a group of folks meeting in Halifax, North Carolina and adopted the paperwork for independence

It’s just not fair! They teach you to do it faster and you get the hang of it and then someone comes along and changes the routine. Whether it is a chore at work or a new technique in how you live at home, this new style is just down-right frustrating. No foolin’! One of

The lucky numbers on this week back in 1958 were 53310761. No, these are not a lottery pick. Nor are they a combination to any lock. It is the serial number given to Elvis Presley when he enlisted in the Army. If you go back to the old newspapers and magazines that week, the press

He “popped” on television screens across the nation for the first time on this week back in 1961. Life would not be the same today without the Poppin Fresh Dough Boy to help pitch the Pillsbury bread commercials. Who can’t just love that short, pudgy guy all dressed up in white and happy to giggle

If you knew me growing up, I was an avid Cincinnati Reds fan. You see, Johnny Bench, their outstanding catcher and hitter, grew up just a few miles from my home town. It didn’t hurt that they would seem to be playing baseball every Saturday in the Game of Week on NBC. These were in

In my recent article for The E-ncourager, I wrote about the messages we communicate in our bulletins, newsletters, websites, etc.  One of the points I stressed in helping get our message across better is to keep the guest in mind. Recently, I attended a Baptist Men’s Day worship service.  The service was led by laity