Here we are, in the second month of the new year. January is over, and February is under way. And things are hopping around here! [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Top Posts for January 2016″] It has been a very busy month for the Randlemans. We celebrated our 22nd anniversary and two birthdays in January, with two more…
Coffee Break – 02.01.2016
On this day in history: In 1788, Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet patented the steamboat. In 1861, Texas voted to secede from the Union. In 1884, the Oxford Dictionary, considered the most comprehensive and accurate dictionary of the English language, is first published. In 1893, Thomas A. Edison completed work on the world’s first motion…
Memorize Scripture: Philippians 4:6-7
Chapter four of Philippians is filed with encouraging passages, and this week’s passage is packed to the gills with wisdom and practical insights. Take a look at it for yourself in Philippians 4:6-7: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Philippians 4:6-7″] This passage is a part of the section of Paul’s letter to Philippi that is probably the best…
Coffee Break – 01.25.2016
On this day in history: In 1533, England’s King Henry VIII secretly married his second wife Anne Boleyn. Boleyn later gave birth to Elizabeth I. In 1870, G. D. Dows patented the ornamental soda fountain. In 1905, the world’s largest diamond was found in South Africa. And in 1915, in New York, Alexander Graham Bell…
Memorize Scripture: Philippians 4:4-5
As Paul exhorts the believers in Philippi, and specifically the two women named, to unity, he shares what is quite possibly the most recognized portion of this entire letter. You can see this familiar passage in Philippians 4:4-5: [featured-image single_newwindow=”false” alt=”Philippians 4:4-5″] Paul returns to the theme of the entire letter here, and almost repeats…
Book Review – Last Act by Craig Shirley
I have mentioned before that I love to read biographical material, and I especially love it when those biographies are about great leaders. When I received Last Act: The Final Years And Emerging Legacy Of Ronald Reagan, I was pretty excited to dig into it.b Craig Shirley has written extensively about Ronald Reagan before, and…