by assistant | Aug 5, 2026 | Devotional
“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.”President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Inaugural Address, 1/20/53 Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in Denison, Texas in 1890. He was named after the great evangelist of that period,...
by assistant | Jul 29, 2026 | Devotional
“We are more alike than unalike … Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory.” – Maya Angelou Maya Angelou entered this world as Marguerite Annie Johnson in 1928. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to a doorman and a...
by assistant | Jul 14, 2026 | Devotional
James 4:14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Before leaving the Cumberland Valley, I’ve decided upon two additional individuals from history who impacted our...
by assistant | Jul 7, 2026 | Devotional
Isaiah 1:17 – Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Josiah Bushnell Grinnell was born into a Vermont farm family in 1821. Though receiving limited education himself, Josiah...
by assistant | Jul 1, 2026 | Devotional
Proverbs 17:22 – A joyful heart is good medicine. In late May, I began a Summer Series on notable (not always famous) Americans who made a difference in the lives of those around them. My grandfather was the first subject of this series. In June, our focus has...
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