On this day in history: In 1800, the Library of Congress was established with a $5,000 allocation. In 1833, a patent was granted for first soda fountain. In 1982, Jane Fonda’s first workout video was released. And in 1990, the space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape Canaveral, FL. It was carrying the $1.5 billion Hubble Space Telescope.

Scientists Sequence Coffea Arabica Genome – The coffee nerd in me found this quite fascinating. The opening article is brief, and the actual findings are here, along with a video. And now I’m looking for my Chemex…

5 Productivity Tips You Haven’t Heard A Million Times Before – I’m always trying to make the best use of my time. This list doesn’t contain any staggeringly amazing tips, but it is intriguing.

Scientists Admit Limit To Human Life Span – Despite the first verse being misapplied (I don’t think 120 years is a limit to our age, but rather a time frame for the flood to come), the point of this article is very interesting.

What’s The Fastest Way To Alphabetize Your Bookshelf? – This is interesting, but seems to stop short of the easiest method of just inserting the books in the proper order without comparing each separate pair over and over. Watch the video to see what I mean.

Tomorrow In Church History
On April 25, 387, Easter Sunday, Augustine of Hippo was baptized, stating “And we were baptized and all anxiety for our past life vanished away.” Read more about him here.

The Sacred Mystery Of Sleep – “Perhaps the supposed separation between sleeping and waking hours is somewhat false. After all, both are critical parts of a whole life.” This is a very interesting perspective on sleep.

How To Be A Writer – I write. I write a lot of stuff for several blogs. I write sermons. I’m working, slowly, on a couple of books. I write poetry. I journal. And through it all, these ten tips are worth remembering.

The History Of Bible Study Software (Infographic) – I remember seeing PC Study Bible for the first time, back in the early 1990s, and being amazed! Unfortunately, it was always financially out of reach. It was expensive! These days, I am a committed Logos user, and love the ease with which I can prepare sermons and lessons, or do my own Bible study too. Check out Logos here.