January 6, 2011

1/6 Daily Encouragement in Scripture and History

Daily Scripture (from Bible Gateway.com)
Read Genesis 16-17, Matthew 5:27-48
Listen to Genesis 16  Genesis 17  Matthew 5

Today In History (from History.com)
In 1838, Samuel Morse's telegraph system is demonstrated for the first time
In 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state
In 1941, President Roosevelt addressed Congress on the world's right to the Four Freedoms

Born On This Day (from Biography.com)
In 1878, author Carl Sandburg
In 1913, actress Loretta Young
In 1957, golfer Nancy Lopez
and, in 1932, my mother Margaret Patricia Lee Johnson--you are still missed mom

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