On Wednesday evenings I’m teaching a Bible class on the book of Ecclesiastes. It’s been a while since I’ve taught this book, so I’m enjoying a fresh look into this marvelous revelation of wisdom.
Some see it as a negative, pessimistic, or cynical view of life. However, I think it’s a realistic view of life’s ups and downs. Challenges and triumphs. Good and bad. Happiness and sorrow. And many mysteries that even a wise man cannot anticipate or fathom. Continue reading
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The day after we arrived in Canada was their Canada Day celebration (July 1st) which is their version of our Independence Day on July 4th.
They celebrate the anniversary of the Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867. Seeing all the flags and attending an event in Port Colborne, reminded me that Americans don’t hold exclusivity to patriotism. Canadians are very patriotic as well.
So I wondered if the US is the only country where people create weird and wacky holidays. So, I checked and according to one web source, Canadians also have their share of unusual holidays. Continue reading
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A man was reading the newspaper early one morning at the breakfast table. His wife came over to him and patted him on the shoulder. She looked at him, smiled, and said, “I bet you don’t know what today is, do you?”
He looked at her and said, “Of course I know what day it is!” and went back to reading his paper. He didn’t have a clue but was afraid he would upset his wife since she was really sensitive about special occasions.
He thought to himself, “Is it her birthday? That must be it.” So after he got to work he called the florist and had a bouquet of white roses sent to his wife. Continue reading
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Today is National Banana Split Day.
According to the National Day Calendar of unusual and little known holidays, the banana split was not created in an ice cream parlor, but in a pharmacy in 1904. It was the brainchild of David Evans Strickler, a pharmacist’s apprentice, who enjoyed experimenting with soda fountain sundaes in his free time.
The banana split was so popular that college students paid 10 cents, double the price of a normal sundae.
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Did you know that today is National Banana Cream Pie Day?
According to the most comprehensive list of unusual special days, there are 2,346 such National Days and Observances. That’s pretty good for only 365 days a year.
So today is also National Speech and Debate Education Day. National Employee Appreciation Day. National Dress in Blue Day. National Old Stuff Day.
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Look to this day
for it is life
the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all
the realities and truths of existence
the joy of growth
the splendor of action
the glory of power. Continue reading
On this day in history, 50 years ago, Jim Ryun became the first High School athlete to run a sub-4 minute mile. I wrote about it Monday in my “Word of the Week” column on endurance. It occurred to me, however, that I might be in the minority that finds his feat very important!
So, I wondered what else happened on this day in history. Events that other people believe are significant and note worthy. Here are a few published on history web-sites.
On this day in history….. Continue reading
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An important word in the Bible is “today.” “Today if you will hear his voice…”( Heb. 4:17). “Exhort one another daily, while it is called today…” (Heb. 3:13).
Today is important, because it is the only day we have.
One of my favorite authors, anonymous, wrote, “Yesterday is but a dream, Tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope.”
So…….
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My facebook friend and sister in Christ, Tami Spidle, wrote as her status yesterday, “Praising God for the magic of ordinary days, for joy in the little moments, knowing His presence is in them all, making me feel complete.”
I like that. A lot. It reminds me of the Psalmist’s declaration. “This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps. 118:24). Continue reading
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In Bill Keane’s comic strip, Family circus, he has Dolly sharing this bit of wisdom with her little brother P.J. “Yesterday’s the past. Tomorrow’s the future. But today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” Continue reading
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