John the Baptist Beheaded Devotions on Mark 6:1-29 Monday, John the Baptist Beheaded “On the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded” (Mark 6:2). Kyle hadn’t darkened the door of a church for a very long time. Yet he found himself sitting in a pew next to […]
Kevin Ruffcorn
Celebrating Work
There’s a big weekend coming up. Labor Day—the unofficial end of summer and much more! Labor Day has been celebrated in the United States for over one hundred and thirty years. New York City was the first to celebrate Labor Day. It did so on September 5, 1882. By 1894 the United States Congress had […]
The Wonders of Vacations
Vacations are fantastic! Don’t you agree? My wife, Faye, and I recently spent a week in Southern California. The weather was great–nice and cool when compared to Arizona. The ocean and beaches couldn’t have been better. It was the ideal place to get away from it all–a time for rest and renewal. One of the […]