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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The 2014 Winter Olympics are in the books now. March Madness is almost upon on us! I don’t think that Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, saw it coming. The talk of basketball will dominate our lives for weeks to come. But what an interesting week this was back in 1987 for professional basketball!
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