On this day in history: In 1624, riots occurred in Mexico when it was announced that all churches were to be closed. In 1892, Triangle magazine in Springfield, MA, published the rules for a brand new game. The original rules involved attaching a peach baskets to a suspended board. It is now known as basketball. And in 1967, the first National Football League Super Bowl was played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League. The final score was 35-10.

Today Is National Hat Day!
It’s also Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so celebrate with a hat!

Nine Coffee Related Resolutions For The New Year – Coffee is a big part of life for a lot of people. Here are nine things you can resolve to do in 2018 when it comes to coffee.

Why Do Canadians Say ‘Eh’? – I went to college with a couple of Canadians, and this was always a question I wanted to ask, but never felt like I could. Now I know. And so do you.

Use A Balloon to Improve Your Pop Up Flash – As a photographer who prefers landscape photography, this isn’t going to be something I use much. But for those who take candids or portraits, this could be a handy thing to keep in their bag of tricks.

Primitive Technology – This guy builds a small “bed shed” where he can sleep, using nothing but what he finds in the woods. I found it pretty interesting.

Today In Church History
On January 15, 1697, Salem and the Massachusetts Bay Colony proclaimed a day of fasting and repentance for the tragic error and folly of the Salem witch trials. Read more about it here.

God Wants You To Get Some Sleep – This is a great article that explores the reasons why we tend to skimp out on sleep. We have crucified it on the cross of “productivity,” and that may not be a good thing.

Rio 1558 – Have you ever heard of the Guanabara Confession of Faith? Probably not, if I had to guess. But it’s an interesting story that you can read about here.

10 Things You Should Know About Fasting – Fasting is a spiritual discipline that many do not practice. In fact, I would venture a guess that most people don’t even understand it. In light of that, Sam Storms has an excellent article that explains what it is and why you should practice it. Read this, if you read nothing else today!