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On January 20th

All of the Presidents pictured above were sworn into office on this day. 1569 – The translator of the Bible into English, Miles Coverdale, dies at 80 1942 – Slim Whitman, yodeler and country singer, was born.  Below are two videos of him singing “Indian Love Call.”  The first is from Mars Attacks. 1948 - Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.  A [...]

On January 18th

1782 – Lawyer and statesman Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury, N.H. A few quotes from Webster follow. “A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.” “There is nothing so powerful as truth, and often nothing so strange.” “I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case [...]

On January 17th

1706 – Benjamin Franklin, statesman and inventor, was born.  At the age of 26, he outlined a list of virtues, which he then attempted to emulate in his daily life.  The following is taken from wikipedia: These are the virtues[13] that Benjamin Franklin used to develop what he called ‘moral perfection’. He had a checklist [...]

On January 16th

1604  - John Rainolds presents to King James I the motion ‘…that there might bee a newe translation of the Bible.’ Approved the next day, Rainolds’ motion led to the 1611 publication of the King James version of the Bible. 1740 - English revivalist George Whitefield wrote in a letter: ‘If I see a man who loves the [...]

On January 13th

Today in Norway is Tyvendedagen (Twentieth Day, after Christmas). As this site explains: “Saint Knut drives Christmas away,” is an old folk saying which explains why, in many country areas it was customary on this day to hold the traditional “Christmas race.” People piled into their sleighs and sledges and drove madly across ice-bound lakes [...]

On January 10th

1776 – Thomas Paine published the pamphlet “Common Sense.” Oh, how I wish today’s politicians would read it. 1858 – English poet and hymnist Frances R. Havergal wrote the words to her first popular hymn while on a trip to Germany “I Gave My Life for Thee” by Frances R. Havergal, 1836-1879 I gave My [...]

On January 7th

1891 -  Zora Neale Hurston, one of the pre-eminent writers of twentieth-century African-American literature and closely associated with the Harlem Renaissance, was born.  A quote and a short excerpt from Their Eyes Were Watching God follow. “If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in [...]

January 2

1744 – David Brainerd, a missionary to the American Indians, wrote in his journal: ‘We are a long time in learning that all our strength and salvation is in God.’ 1873 – Saint Theresa of Lisieux, a French Carmelite nun, was born.  Two quotes from her: “Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as [...]

On January 1st

1780 – One of the first Methodist bishops in America, Francis Asbury, wrote in his journal: ‘My God, keep me through the water and fire, and let me rather die than live to sin against thee!’ 1802 – In a letter written to the Danbury Baptist Association, Thomas Jefferson, used the phrase “a wall of [...]

True Grit – The Next Coen Brothers’ Movie!

This Christmas will bring us a new Coen brothers’ movie . . . always a welcome gift at anytime of the year.  This time it is a retelling of True Grit, written and directed by the brothers.  Click here to see the new trailer for the film, and note the use of Johnny Cash’s cover [...]