On this day in 1935 – The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Roger W. Babson had filed the first patent for such a device on August 30, 1928. As well as being an entrepreneur, he… Continue reading

"And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do…" – I Chronicles 12:32 What is a leader? Is it someone who already has all the answers? Is… Continue reading

 LA2-NSRW-3-0536.jpg: Karl Wagner  (1864–1939)  "Watch them pigeons,"  my father-in-law would say as the punchline of a joke flew over my head. It was a good natured reminder to wake up and cautiously avoid being head on the head by the stuff that… Continue reading

Herod was a haunted man. But, like all haunted people, he was not haunted by ghosts, but by illusions in his mind. Herod was a character. He really loved his power and authority and thought a great deal of himself.… Continue reading

If time is given to all, why do we need to buy it? Perhaps that is a bit of a misnomer, but since we have often wasted, squandered, a sold time to the lowest bidder, we often need to buy… Continue reading

Photo by x ) on Unsplash CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN GOD ALLOWS TO BE IN YOUR PATH ON THE ROAD TO YOUR ULTIMATE DESTINATION. We have not been created to stumble through life We are equipped to traverse purposefully and deliberately… Continue reading

Hamburg was a market town populated by a majority of freed blacks in Aiken County, across the Savannah River from Augusta, Georgia. The Hamburg Massacre (or Red Shirt Massacre was just prior to the last election season of the Reconstruction… Continue reading

Into the Depths OF THE MYSTERY OF PRAYER Prayer is the human experience of a deep spiritual mystery. Mutual communication with God is going on far beneath the surface of our lives. Not only do we often not know what… Continue reading