Thought for Today

  1895: First US patent for gas-powered automobile--George Selden 1935: Parker Brothers releases Monopoly 1955: The date Marty McFly returns to in "Back to the Future" 1956: "Nat King Cole Show" premiers 1979: Ayatollah Khomeini calls the US "The Great Satan" 2009: Major Hassan kills 13 and wounds 43 at Fort Hood Born: Natalie Schafer [Mrs. Howell on "Gilligan's Island"], Roy Rogers,  Vivien Leigh, Ike Turner, Elke Sommer, Art Garfunkel, Peter Noone, Bill Walton, Tatum O'Neal, Jerry Stackhouse, Bubba Watson, Odell Beckham Jr. Died: George M Cohan, Johnny Horton ["Battle of New Orleans"], Max Sennett, Ward Bond, Guy Lombardo, Al Capp, Fred McMurray, Bobby Hatfield [Righteous Brothers], Jill Clayburgh Thought: Pondering Romans 8:14-17 this morning. Those being led by the Spirit of God are sons of God, not slaves, but adopted children permitting us to say Daddy to God. Now think with me about that. God chose to adopt me. If I were

 1646: Massachusetts imposes the death penalty for anyone denying that the Bible is God's Word 1794: The London Missionary Society is formed 1841: First wagon train arrives in California 1862: Gatling Gun patented 1873: Dentist John Beers patents the gold crown 1879: James Ritty patents the cash register to prevent bartenders from stealing 1898: Pan Xiushan, first Christian convert of the Hmu tribe in china, martyred with William Fleming, the missionary for whom he translated 1904: First stadium built specifically for football--Harvard 1921: Hitler establishes the Brown Shirts 1922: King Tut's tomb discovered 1939: First air-conditioned automobile--Packard 1979: 90 hostages taken at the Embassy in Tehran Born: Will Rogers, Gig Young, Walter Cronkite, Ruth Handler [Barbie], Art Carney, Darla Hood [Little Rascals], Laura Bush, Ralph Macchio, Jeff Probst, Matthew McConaughey, Puff Daddy, Dez Bryant Died: Felix Mendelssohn, George Peabody, Cy Young, Yitzhak Rabin, Michael Crichton,

 1533: John Calvin escapes Paris by lowering on bedsheets 1783: Washington bids farewell to his army 1824: Popular vote for President first recorded as Jackson defeats John Quincy Adams. As a republic, counting the popular vote is unnecessary as the electors are chosen by the States in whatever manner the State deems appropriate. 1880: James Garfield elected President. Accepted Christ at age 18, preached his first sermon in 1853. Rose to the rank of Major General during the War Between the States and was known for telling those under his command of their need for a personal relationship with Christ. Wish and pray for more Presidents like that. 1898: First cheerleader at a college football game--Minnesota 1917: Balfour Declaration supports a Jewish State in Palestine 1944: Auschwitz begins gassing inmates 1947: US wins Ryder Cup with Ben Hogan as captain 1947: Howard Hughes flies the Spruce Goose 1948: Truman upsets Dewey 1983: Martin Luther King holiday established Born: Daniel Boone,

835: Pope Gregory IV decrees All Saints Day  1755: Lisbon earthquake kills 50,000 1834: First published reference to poker as a riverboat game 1894: Vaccine for diphtheria announced 1922: Ataturk conquers Constantinople proclaiming the Republic of Turkey, ending Ottoman Empire 1959: Fiberglass mask worn by NHL goalie for the first time 2012: Scientist announce they have detected light from the "first" stars formed 500 million years after the Big Bang--a theory I disagree with. Born: Gary Player, Tim Cook, Stephen Crane, Lyle Lovett,  Died: Ezra Pound, Phil Silvers, Walter Payton Thought: Reading Romans 6:1-11 today. Paul reminds us that if we have been baptized into Christ, we have been baptized into His death and raised with Him from death to walk in newness of life. And if we are united with Him in the likeness of His death, we will share with Him in the likeness of His resurrection. [6:4-5]. Most of the time when I read this, I think about resurrection from the grave--meet

  1517: Martin Luther sends 95 Theses to the Archbishop of Mainz--Reformation Day 1541: Michelangelo completes "The Last Supper" in the Sistine Chapel 1918: Spanish flu kills 21,000 people in the US in one week 1922: Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy 1941: Mount Rushmore completed by Gutzon Borglum 1950: Earl Lloyd is first African American to play in the NBA 1968: LBJ orders end to bombing in North Viet Nam 1988 First Monday Night Football game--Colts beat Broncos 55-23 1992: Catholic Church apologizes to Galileo after 359 years 1999: EgyptAir 990 crashes off Nantucket--217 killed 2003: Bethany Hamilton loses arm to a shark while surfing 2010: "The Walking Dead" premiers 2011: World population reaches 7 billion Born: Vermeer, John Keats, Juliette Gordon Lowe, Chiang Kai-shek, Michael Collins [astronaut], Michael Landon, John Candy, Dan Rather, Vanilla Ice,  Died: Harry Houdini, Indira Gandhi, Federico Fellini, River Phoeniz, Sean Connery Thought: Yesterday

 1768: First Methodist Church in North America founded [Wesley Chapel, NYC] 1873: Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth" premiers 1894: The time clock patented by Daniel Cooper 1944: Aaron Copeland's "Appalachian Spring" premiers 1952: Clarence Birdseye sells the first frozen peas 1954: First use of the 24-second clock in professional basketball 1973: Bosphorus Bridge connects Europe and Asia at Istanbul 1989: Largest milkshake made--1575 gallons Born: Chritopher Columbus, John Adams, Ezra Pound, Charles Atlas, Henry Winkler, T Graham Brown, Ivanka Trump, Marcus Mariota Died: Steve Allen, Robert Goulet,  Thought: Reading some great news this morning in Romans 5:1-11. Think about the grace of God this morning. While were were: Helpless [5:6] Sinners [5:8] Enemies [5:10] Christ died for us! Hallelujah! Think about that for a moment. Christ died for those that were helpless, unable to do anything about our condition. Following the recent hurricanes, we see people wh