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BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY
"For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist." --Colossians 1:16,17
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. -- Matthew 5:11-12
He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. — 1 John 5:12
HEARTLIGHT DAILY VERSE, PRAYER & THOUGHT
May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. — 2 Timothy 1:16
Thought: A friend in Christ that will faithfully serve others is a wonderful gift of refreshment. Yet as humans, we are tempted to be fickle friends — there for a bit of time while they need us, but often tiring over the long haul of extended recovery from illness, grief, or the consequences of previous sin or addiction. Is there someone you know who is still chained in some way to the past? Is the Lord calling upon you to bless this person today? What about blessing them as Onesiphorus blessed Paul — often and without being ashamed!
Prayer: Almighty and tender Shepherd, please give me eyes to see your precious ones around me who need the encouragement of your grace that can only be experienced through the touch of a caring brother or sister in Christ. Please help me through the power of your Holy Spirit to be a more steadfast and faithful source of refreshment to these people. In Jesus' name. Amen.
The Thoughts and Prayers for Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware. You can email questions or comments to .
“BIRTHDAYVERSE” OF THE DAY
The chapter and verse corresponds to the month and the day!
Proverbs 8:20 NIV = I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
TODAY ISTHURSDAY –AUGUST 20, 2015
(NOTE: Some holidays may be duplicated due to various calendars reporting conflicting dates)
WEIRD, WACKY, STRANGE, ZANY, ODD, BIZARRE, QUIRKY, UNUSUAL HOLIDAYS!
THERE ARE ONLY130SHOPPING DAYSUNTIL CHRISTMAS.
Today is NATIONAL STOP AND SMELL YOUR DOG DAY. ***MARLAR: Meaning it also very well could turn out to be “Oh My Gosh My Dog Needs a Bath Day”.
TODAY IS ALSO. . .
Earth Over Shoot Day (Ecological Debt Day)
National Radio Day
COMING UP NEXT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 21
Men’s Grooming Day
National Spumoni Day
Poet’s Day
Senior Citizen’s Day
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
Be An Angel Day
International Tongue Twister Day
Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day
Take Your Cat To The Vet Day
SUNDAY, AUGUST 23
Day For The Remembrance of The Slave Trade & Its Abolition
Go Topless Day
Valentino Day
MONDAY, AUGUST 24
Knife Day
Pluto Demoted Day
Vesuvius Day
Wayzgoose Day
William Wilberforce Day
National Waffle Iron Day
TUESDAY AUGUST 25
Kiss and Make Up Day
National Park Service Day
National Second-hand Wardrobe Day
National Whiskey Sour Day
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26
National Dog Day
National Toilet Paper Day
Tug-of-War Day
Women’s Equality Day
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
The Duchess Who Wasn’t Day
ON THIS DAY
1924: Jim Reeves was born in Galloway, Texas. With his 1960 hit "He’ll Have to Go," Reeves joined Johnny Cash and Bobby Helms as a new breed of "crossover" artist who sold records to pop as well as country fans.
1955: Bo Diddley made his first appearance at the Apollo Theater in New York City. He probably did "Bo Diddley" and "I'm A Man."
1960: Singer Connie Francis made her acting debut on the set of the movie Where the Boys Are.
1965: The Rolling Stones released "Satisfaction." It would become their first #1 song in the U.S.
1985: Xerox presented its original 914 copy machine to the Smithsonian Institute. It was first introduced in 1960.
1990: Ike Sewell died in Chicago at age 87. Ike was an all-America football player at the University of Texas, and he invented the Chicago-style deep-dish pizza.
1994: Vice-President Al Gore underwent surgery to repair an Achilles tendon, injured playing basketball in the U.S. House of Representatives gymnasium.
1996: An 18-year-old British burglar suffered third-degree-burns on 90% of his body when he climbed into what he thought was a tanning bed at Salisbury hospital. The nuclear machine, used to treat serious skin conditions, would have killed the guy in 45 seconds. He got out fast but seriously burned after just fifteen. ***MARLAR: Not only was he caught red-handed, but also red-footed, red-backed, red-legged, red-chested, red-armed, red-faced, red-necked…
1997: An 88-year-old man had to be rescued twice from a burning hotel in Mattawa, Ontario. He went back in to get his false teeth. ***MARLAR: Life ain’t worth living without being able to chew.
1998: Canada's Supreme Court ruled that Quebec could not secede without the federal government's consent.
2001: A 19-year-old accused Polish shoplifter was dumped naked in the center of the city of Szczecin with "I am a thief" written on his back. The vigilante sentence was executed by unknown men called by the store staff where the youth was caught trying to steal a sweatshirt. Police said the youth refused to press charges against the store.
2003: Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court order to remove a large stone inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the state Supreme Court building.
TODAY IN CHRISTIAN HISTORY
1153: Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian, monastic reformer, and hymn writer (O Sacred Head Now Wounded), dies. His motto was "To Know Jesus and Jesus Crucified".
1745: Francis Asbury, one of the two first Methodist bishops in America (the other was Thomas Coke), is born in Birmingham, England.
1902: Althea Brown, African-American, sails for Africa as a missionary where she will die young of malaria and sleeping sickness.
1912: William Booth, founder and first General of the Salvation Army, dies.
1935: Kenneth Pike crosses into Mexico for the first time with Cameron Townsend, later to become a trailblazing linguist and founder of the Summer Institute of Linguistics.
HOLLYWOOD, SPORTS AND CELEBRITY FIGURE BIRTHDAYS
- actress (Face-Off, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Supremacy, Death Race) Joan Allen 59
- actress (Raging Bull, “The Commish”) Theresa Saldana 61
- TV weatherman Al Roker 61
- actor (Patch Adams, The Green Mile, “Evening Shade”) Michael Jeter 63 (audio clip)
- journalist Connie Chung is 69
- promoter Don King 84
BEE-BOP BIRTHDAYS
(Music Artist Birthdays From SongFacts.com)
1923 : Jim Reeves
1926 : Frank Rosolino
1927 : Joya Sherrill
1931 : Paul Robi (The Platters)
1931 : Frank Capp
1933 : "Uncle John" Turner (Johnny Winter Band)
1934 : "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow (The Flying Burrito Brothers)
1935 : Justin Tubb
1940 : John Lantree (The Honeycombs)
1941 : Dave Brock (Hawkwind)
1942 : Isaac Hayes
1944 : John Povey (Pretty Things)
1946 : Ralf Hutter (Kraftwerk)
1947 : James Pankow (Chicago)
1948 : Robert Anthony Plant
1949 : Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)
1952 : John Hiatt
1952 : Rudy Gatlin (The Gatlin Brothers)
1952 : Doug Fieger (The Knack)
1970 : Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)
SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE
So the myth that one dog year is equivalent to 7 human years is just that - a myth?
According to pet expert Dr. Jeffrey Werber, that dog-years formula is only accurate in the middle of a pet's life span. Elsewhere, the first year of a pet's life is equal to about 15 years; the second year is equal to about 10 years, and every year thereafter is equal to between 4 and 8 human years, depending on the breed and size of your pet. Plus, just because a dog is wagging his tail doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s friendly. While dogs often express their happiness and affection with a wagging tail, they also wag their tails when they are excited, ready to fight, tense, anxious and annoyed.
CHRISTIAN ARTIST NEWS
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A thought fromCasting CrownsMark Hall: Would you have picked the same 12 as Jesus? We're out looking for the quarterback when it's the Waterboy who's gonna to change the world.
Think the life of a Christian artist is glamorous?Kutlessmember James Mead described one of his days over the weekend. He wrote: I drove a lot today. Then I met some people. Then I drove some more. Now I'm doing homework. James said that it tour life.
Bob Smiley:GoPro’s are so expensive! They need to make a GoSemiPro.
Casting Crowns'Mark Hall: Just bought a bottle of water and skittles from Six Flags. Best nine dollars I've ever spent.
Third Day'sMark Lee says his wife and his daughter clearly have differing views on bugs. Mark tweeted the following conversation between the two:
Kitty: "Mommy there's a bug in here!"
Stephanie: "OK, Daddy will get it."
Kitty: "But I named him Jerry.”
WEIRD& WACKY
Kangaroo-type pet on the loose in ArizonaTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say one or two wallaroos, a type of kangaroo, have escaped from a north Tucson home. Pima County Sheriff's Department spokesman Tracy Suitt said a person reported that at least one pet wallaroo went missing Monday afternoon. A video captured the kangaroo-type...
Idaho replaces mile marker 420 with 419.9 to thwart stonersphoto
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — If you're looking for milepost 420, you won't find it in Idaho. Idaho transportation officials say the mile marker has been replaced with 419.9 signs to curb thieves eager to own a number associated with marijuana enthusiasts. Turns out, Idaho isn't alone in this problem....
Man who can't use his arms has gun possession charge dropped
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A man who can't use his arms because of a spinal condition has had a New Jersey gun possession charge against him dropped. HASH(0x14019a0) Authorities say Hubbard and three other men were in a car that ran a red light in Trenton last summer and had a stolen handgun in a...
Buffett fans scolded for leaving homemade toilets at show
MANSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Parrotheads are apparently too busy wasting away in Margaritaville to wait in line for the bathroom. HASH(0x140e6b0) Lt. Sam Thompson says the most common model is a 5-gallon bucket with its rim lined with a foam pool noodle for a seat, stashed inside a tent. Thompson...
Robbers with machete run when store cashier pulls out sword
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two ninja-clad teens armed with a machete and expecting an easy robbery at a Pittsburgh convenience store got quite a shock when a cashier pulled out a sword and started chasing them. Surveillance video shows the teens entering Perry Market on Friday night. One goes behind...
Thieves uncap 1,200 beers in German store seeking prize
BERLIN (AP) — Police in western Germany are looking for thieves who broke into a store selling alcohol and stole the caps off 1,200 bottles of beer — presumably to collect points for a prize contest — yet left the suds themselves untouched. Essen police said Tuesday the thieves...
Pair of centenarians to celebrate their wedding anniversaryphoto
CATONSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Two centenarians are celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary at a Maryland retirement community. Walter and Leslie Kimmel were married on Aug. 18, 1940. They are both 100 years old. They'll celebrate their anniversary Tuesday afternoon at Charlestown Retirement...
College student lives in 96-square-foot solar-powered housephoto
POULTNEY, Vt. (AP) — A college student in Vermont is living in a 96-square-foot house he built to reduce his carbon footprint — and save money. HASH(0x13d83a0) The home is powered by two 100-watt solar panels. A rocket mass heater built from a cast-iron stove insulated with a mixture of...
'Call 911': Man says Siri made the call that saved his life
WATERHILL, Tenn. (AP) — A Middle Tennessee teen is alive, thanks to Siri. Eighteen-year-old Sam Ray says the voice recognition service on his iPhone — famously named Siri — called emergency dispatchers after his truck fell on him while he tried to make repairs. Ray told media...
Police: Gravestone found at NJ bus terminal belonged to dog
NUTLEY, N.J. (AP) — Police have solved the case of a mysterious gravestone that was found by a maintenance worker at a northern New Jersey bus terminal earlier this month. HASH(0x13eb7d0) Detectives were able to match records at a local animal hospital to confirm that Max the dog was born on...
'Literary litterbug' admits tossing 600 books from vehicle
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — A man dubbed the "literary litterbug" for tossing more than 600 books along a busy Colorado highway must complete 30 hours of community service and pay $1,725 in restitution and court costs. HASH(0x13eb990) Colorado Department of Transportation crews began noticing the...
HEALTH & FITNESS
FDA approves female sex pill, but with safety restrictionsWASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence drugs for men. But stringent safety...
Jimmy Carter to discuss cancer diagnosis on Thursdayphoto
ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter plans to discuss his recent cancer diagnosis, making his first comments since revealing he has the disease last week. The Carter Center on Tuesday said Carter will hold a press conference Thursday morning at its offices in Atlanta. The event...
Teens' e-cigarette use linked with later smokingphoto
CHICAGO (AP) — Teens who use e-cigarettes are more likely than others to later smoke conventional cigarettes and other tobacco products, a study at 10 Los Angeles high schools suggests. The study doesn't prove that electronic cigarettes are a "gateway drug" but some doctors say it bolsters...
South Dakota nurse embeds in colony life to transform carephoto
OLIVET, S.D. (AP) — A spaghetti dinner with people in prairie dress and a church service in German is all in a day's work for Kerri Lutjens. The 33-year-old nurse, who doesn't speak German, has spent the past few years gaining the trust of several communities of Hutterites, a deeply religious...
New limbs and new hope for Africa's hunted albino childrenphoto
NEW YORK (AP) — As 5-year-old Baraka Cosmas Lusambo slept in his family's home in western Tanzania in March, men wielding torches and knives burst in, knocked his mother unconscious, held him down and sliced off his right hand in the name of witchcraft. Baraka has albinism, a condition that...
California lawmakers renew push to pass right-to-die billphoto
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers announced Tuesday that they are making a new push to allow terminally ill patients to legally end their lives after opposition from religious groups and hesitance from fellow Democrats helped stall efforts earlier this year. The bill allowing...
NYC mayor signs law to combat future Legionnaires' outbreaks
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed legislation aimed at preventing further outbreaks of deadly Legionnaires' disease. An outbreak that began last month killed 12 people in the Bronx and hospitalized more than 100 others. The legislation requires the regular...
Starbucks, Panera tweak pumpkin spice latte formulasphoto
SEATTLE (AP) — The pumpkin spice latte battle is heating up just in time for fall. Starbucks and Panera are hyping reformulated versions of the popular drinks — which will include real pumpkin — in a fight to win over fans of the beverage in coming weeks. Starbucks Corp. said...
2016 hopefuls hit the gym, try to skip pie on campaign trailphoto
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Scott Walker is counting steps on his FitBit. Jeb Bush swears by the Paleo diet. Bobby Jindal is a "gym rat." With long travel days and a fresh slab of cherry pie never far away, the campaign trail is notoriously unhealthy. But many 2016 presidential candidates are...
Sweden suspects meningitis outbreak at scout camp in Japan
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden's health authority is urging nearly 2,000 scouts returning from a gathering in Japan to get medical treatment after a suspected outbreak of meningitis. The Swedish Public Health Agency on Monday said one Swedish participant was likely to have contracted the disease at...
Imperfect test fuels alternative treatments for Lyme diseasephoto
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lyme disease conjures memories of checking for ticks at camp and fretting over bug bites after hikes in the woods. But far from a summertime nuisance, Lyme is a potentially debilitating disease - and the subject of a vigorous debate in modern medicine. Doctors not only...
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