The phrase “our daily bread” is likely an expression you have heard before. For some, it is reminiscent of the small devotional pamphlet often found in the foyer of some churches. The devotional was first published in 1956, the title of the devotional stems from the Lord’s prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13, and in the…
In 1848, James W. Marshall discovered gold in California and launched what would be known as the “California gold rush,” during which hundreds of thousands of people flocked there from around the world in the hopes of striking it rich. A few decades later, George Carmack and Skookum Jim found gold in the Klondike, sparking…
Back in my college days I was looking for a job that could get me some money from a short-term commitment. I had a busy schedule, but I could set aside a day and put some hard work in. As I walked past the school’s Job Board, a posting caught my eye. Window washing –…
The famous visionary and entrepreneur Walt Disney opened the doors of Disney World in Orlando, Florida, in October of 1971. I was living in a small town called Maitland at that time with my mom and dad and two brothers. Maitland was a new little suburb that stood at the northernmost edge of Central Florida…
