It's New Year's eve

At midnight in each time zone as the new year rolls around the world -- things happen !

The Ball drops in Times Square of New York.

The Peach drops in Atlanta, Ga.

Fireworks light up the sky in many cities and communities around the world.

Families and friends light fire crackers and small firework displays in their yards.

Some people observe the passing of the old year and the beginning of the new year in prayer, reading the Bible, attending group worship services, working, or perhaps sleeping.

But, whether you are awake or asleep, reveling, celebrating, or worshipping,

the Old year passes and a New Year begins.

Of course, no one knows what will happen in 2020.  It is yet to unfold.

But here's wishing you a Happy New Year.

No click through today -- just contemplate or whatever

What is a Christian?

There is a lot of confusion these days about ‘What is a Christian’.

Some just use the name, 'Christian’, without understanding what a real Christian is.

Their life styles do not suggest that they are a Christian as often the person lives, acts, thinks, talks, etc. just like a non-Christian.

So what is a Christian really?

Well, a good and succinct answer to that question came in a snail mail letter that I received awhile back from Samaritan's Purse.

Going to their website I was unable to find it posted online so perhaps it is only in printed form.

Not knowing who wrote it, though it might have been Franklin Graham, the President of Samaritan’s Purse, still, it is definitely a must read. 

So, without further ado --

to read this answer for yourself,

HERE'S THE LINK TO What is a Christian 





 

Sunday Hymn: Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Today's Hymn is another favorite.

This version was performed at St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

Sing or hum along

HERE'S THE LINK TO Hark the Herald Angels sing




 

Why Jesus came down from Heaven

The excitement of Christmas is winding down.

And perhaps some of you have already taken down your Christmas trees and decorations.

Some of your gifts have possibly been returned to the stores

and others you are hopefully enjoying.

But as we reflect on this and every Christmas season

we are reminded of WHY we celebrate Christmas and what is the GREATEST of All Christmas Gifts.

What is / was that? you ask

And the answer is - The Greatest Christmas Gift and the One for which the Christmas season celebrates is --

                     JESUS

For an explanation of why Jesus is the Greatest of ALL Christmas gifts and why Jesus came to earth as a tiny baby and what this means for all mankind --

HERE'S THE LINK To Why Jesus came down from heaven




 

The Spirit of Christmas Continues

Christmas Day is over

But the Spirit of Christmas lives on.

A friend sent this link to another 'flash mob' singing Christmas carols.

This time it was in the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach.

So, sit back, relax, and listen to or sing along with the folks in this video.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Christmas Flash Mob





 

Cactus, Bats, and Christmas Gift Giving

Christmas is over and the Gift giving has been finished.

Hopefully you had a Merry Christmas and received many gifts --

but did you know that people are not the only ones who exchange gifts?

Yes indeed.

Animals and plants also exchange gifts -- very important and necessary gifts.

Wondering what I am talking about?

Thought so

and todays link will explain.

So with that by way of introduction

HERE'S THE LINK TO Cactus, Bats, and Christmas Gift Giving




 

The Greatest Christmas Gift

It is Christmas Day.

Yes, It is that very special time of the year again

and it seems that almost everyone has been rushing around

putting up Christmas trees, stringing lights, cooking yummy delicacies,

going to Christmas plays and concerts, attending parties,

buying and wrapping presents,

and just generally enjoying this special time of the year.

But do you know the Greatest Christmas gift of all?

Today's click through will explain.

HERE'S THE LINK To The Greatest Christmas Gift of all is God Gave Himself




 

A Merry Christmas Card for you

All of you have all been wonderful to visit our DIT (Daily Interesting Things) site this year.

And we do thank you for visiting.

But since we are not sure where you live or what your email addresses are....

We are sending this very special Christmas Greeting in an unusual way.

Alas the proverbial ‘snail’ will not get to deliver the mail but cyberspace will do the task.

And, since we can use cyberspace, we are sending this very special “Christmas Card’.

We did not create the card ourselves but a friend found it and sent it to us via email and we thought it was soooooo wonderful that we want to share it with you.

So without further ado

HERE'S THE LINK TO A Merry Christmas Card for you





 

Sleigh Ride with John Williams and the Boston Pops

This is an older video but everyone loves this song and the way the Boston Pops performs it.

So enjoy.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Sleigh Ride with John Williams and the Boston Pops

Hanukkah begins at sundown

What is Hanukkah?

Well, Hanukkah is a Jewish Holiday, also known as the Feast of Lights.

It is not as famous or as well known as the other Jewish Holidays such as Passover -- But it is a very interesting and important Holiday.

Hanukkah is celebrated for 8 days and 8 nights and commemorates the the victory over the Maccabees and the ensuing miracles during the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.

Hanukkah is also spelled Chanukah or Hannukah.

HERE'S THE LINK For more information about Hanukkah from a Jewish Perspective 




 

Today is the first day of winter --TheWinter Solstice

Yes, Dec 21 is the First Official Day of Winter!

But try to tell that to the folks in the NorthEast USA and elsewhere around the world who are trying to dig out from humongous snowfalls.

‘Winter’ came a few days early for them and others this year.

Of course, some people really like winter. Don’t ask me why. I am sure not one of them. In fact, as I have often said, “If I never see another snowflake as long as I live, it will be fine with me.”

But, I digress. So, to continue. As you know, the occasion of the Winter Solstice is important for several reasons, not the least of which is that the days which have been getting shorter and shorter for the past several months, will now begin to get longer and longer! Yay!

It will be a slow and incremental increase in the length of each day-- culminating eventually with the longest day of the year each year at the Summer Solstice.

But, today, we are thinking of the Winter Solstice. And, we are not the only folks who have found this to be an interesting and important time of the year.

The ‘ancients’ (who supposedly were ‘ignorant’, knuckle dragging entities-- according to those with the evolutionary glasses) knew about the Winter Solstice and even erected structures (monoliths, buildings, carins, etc.) to help them know exactly ‘when’ the Winter Solstice occurred.

One of these structures is known as Maes Howe (also known as Maeshowe). I have visited this site and other similar sites such as the Chambered tomb of Newgrange. These sites are famous for their midwinter (Winter Solstice) alignments.

Many of these sites today have video cameras set up so we can sit at our computers and see what the ‘ancients’ saw millennia ago. One of these cameras is at the Maeshowe site.   I don't think it is working this year but the links on the website will explain about MaesHowe and other similar locaetions so --

Check it out.

HERE'S THE LINK TO THE Video Camera in the  MaesHowe website.



 

A Virtual Choir sings A Mighty Fortress is our God

Yes, this is a virtual choir with singers from literally everywhere.

Instead of in a group together on a stage or in a Choir loft

These singers are in many locations and are linked together by electronics.

Check this out.

HERE'S THE LINK TO A Mighty Fortress is our God (Virtual Choir)




 

Noah's Flood on North America

 Have you wondered what really happened when the flood of Noah was unleashed upon the world?

Today's click through has an amazing computer graphic rendition of the Noah's flood events.

Check this out. It's amazing.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Noah's Flood on North America

The Forbidden Chapter: Isaiah 53 in the Hebrew Bible

Have you read Isaiah 53

That is a Chapter in the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament.

You may not have read it.

But it has quite a message.

Today's Click through will explain.

HERE'S THE LINK TO The Forbidden Chapter: Isaiah 53 in the Hebrew Bible

This Math Trick will Guess your age

Well, this didn't work for me --

It got within a couple of years.

Maybe I did something wrong.

But check this out anyway

It might just work for you.

HERE"S THE LINK TO This Math trick will guess your age





 

Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Today's click through is amazing. 

It is a well known piece by Bach

but presented in a most unusual way

HERE'S THE LINK TO Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor







 

Sunday Hymn: Joyful Joyful we adore the

Another favorite.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Joyful Joyful we adore thee







 

See a salamander grow from a single cell --- in this incredible time lapse short film

Today's click through is amazing.

Why?

Because it is a time lapse video of the development of a salamander from its original single cell.

Hmmm.  Interesting that some folks think this all happened by accident.

Sigh.

Looks to me like there is a Designer behind all this interaction, development, and activitiy.

What do you think?

Anyway

HERE'S THE LINK TO see a salamander grow from a single cell in this incredible time lapse short film




 

The History of Tea

Some of our favorite DIT'ers are serious tea drinkers.

Today's click through, therefore, should be very interesting to them.

For the rest of us, it will also be interesting.

HERE'S THE LINK TO The History of Tea

Flight Attendant tells unsuspecting mom to get off the plane

Today's click through is to a very interesting event that began on an airplane and ended in a hospital.

It started when a Flight Attendant tells unsuspecting mom to get off the plane -- then her world gets turned upside down.

This whole event is amazing and wonderful.

Check it out.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Flight Attendant tells unsuspecting mom to get off the plane 





 

White House Christmas Decorations

Yesterday we viewed an outdoor display of Christmas lights.

Today let's go inside the White House and see the 2019 Decorations.

Beautiful !!

HERE'S THE LINK TO White House Christmas Decorations






 

88 Piano Keys control 500,000 Christmas Lights

It's the Christmas season and likely you are observing the many decorations and Christmas lights.

Today's click through is an amazing collection of lights.

You will love this.

When you get to the click through page, scroll down a short way till you find the video link

and then enjoy.

HERE'S THE LINK TO 88 Piano Keys control 500,000 Christmas Lights




 

Violin Accident

Today's click through is very brief but utterly hilarious --

for everyone except the violinist, that is.

Check it out.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Violin Accident

Amazing:! Smart dogs wait for their names to be called

Today's click through is a hoot.

If you are a dog lover or even if you aren't --

you will find this amazing.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Smart dogs wait for their names to be 
called

Have you seen Jesus?

Today's click through is another Chonda Pierce funny story.

It is not what you think.

Check it out.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Have you seen Jesus




 

Sunday Hymn: No one ever cared for me like Jesus

Today's Hymn is another well known favorite --

Played on the electronic piano with no choir.

But the words are provided.

So sing or hum along

HERE'S THE LINK TO No One cared for me like Jesus




 

Delta Airlines Monthly Surplus sale entrances aviation fans

For those of you who live somewhere close to Atlanta, you may want to check this out sometime.

For everyone else, today's click through is just very intreresting.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Delta Airlines Monthly Surplus sale entrances aviation fans




 

What to do with the Thanksgiving Leftovers

Yesterday was a day of feast and plenty.  And, wow what a good time everyone had and yum yum were all the dishes.

Yes, the Thanksgiving meal was wonderful and bountiful.

But now there are lots of leftovers. 

What to do?  These leftovers are way too tasty to just throw out. or to give to the dog.

The famous turkey sandwich route is a staple left over ‘idea’. 

But what else?

Well, with this question in mind and needing some answers,

we found a few sites with some really tasty and creative suggestions about what to do with those leftovers.

HERE'S A LINK TO Turkey Leftovers

HERE'S A LINK TO information about Turkey leftovers

And HERE'S ONE MORE LINK to Turkey leftovers.




 

Today is Thanksgiving in the USA

In America, today is Thanksgiving Day.

This is the day that folks travel to grandmother’s house or some similar place to gather with family and friends and observe one of the most favorite and special times of the year, Thanksgiving.

Some will have large gatherings and bountiful meals, others smaller groups and not so much.

But all who truly understand this special Holiday will give thanks on this day to God for our many blessings.

History books, when I was a child, told the correct history of Thanksgiving.

But, alas, since those days, there have been many revisions and deletions concerning its origin and true meaning.

So what is the true history of Thanksgiving day? you ask.

Well, the article to which we will link today will give you a factual,
non-revised, history.

You really need to read this and you might even want to read or summarize it at your Thanksgiving gathering.

HERE'S THE LINK to The true History of Thanksgiving

World's Smallest cat

This is amazing.

Cats are not usually big.

But they are usually bigger than this.

HERE'S THE LINK TO World's Smallest cat --the Rusty Spotted Cat




 

How to Navigate using the stars

Years ago I read a book in which the folks were navigating their ship by using the stars.

The plot was fiction but the navigating was real.

Today's click through explains how they did (and can still do) this.

HERE'S THE LINK TO How to Navigate using the stars






 

If you see money on your windshield, don't touch it

Today's Interesting thing provides some very wise advice.

You may want to share it with friends and family.

HERE'S THE LINK TO If you see money on your windshield, don't touch it




 

Sunday Hymn: Turn your eyes upon Jesus

Today's Hymn is Sung by a group known as the Living Stones Quartet.

The words are provided.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Sunday Hymn: Turn your eyes upon Jesus The Living Stones




 

Christ the Creationist

“For in those days shall be affliction,
such as was not from the beginning of the creation
which God created
 unto this time,
neither shall be”
           Mark 13:19

For a very short explanation of this important verse


HERE'S THE LINK TO Christ the Creationist




 

Why Car windows have little black dots

You may have noticed little black dots on your windshield.

Or perhaps you haven't yet

but after today's click through you will.

So why are they there?

To find out about this and several other interesting things about your car

HERE'S THE LINK TO Why Car windows have little black dots

How Cheez-its are Made

Wow.

This is really interesting.

Cheez-its are one of my favorite things --

and probably yours also.

So, check out this "How its Made" information.

HERE'S THE LINK TO How Cheez-its are Made (from unwrapped)




 

Billy Graham reminds us that "God Loves you"

The Greek word pictured here is AGAPAO (AGAPE) -- which is the word being referenced in the talk in today's Click Through.

It is the word used for the type of Love that God has for us.





This word is referenced in the speech by Billy Graham -- which he gave many years ago -- and which we are posting today.

It was given several years ago But is still very relevant and appropriate for today.

If you have never heard Billy Graham before - or even if you have, you will be blessed.

HERE'S THE LINK TO The speech that Broke the internet - most inspiring ever




 

Why the Dutch King works as a pilot for KLM

The Dutch King is an airline pilot for KLM Airlines !!!???

Is this a joke?  you ask.

Apparently not.

Check out today's click through for the details.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Why the Dutch King works as a pilot for KLM




 

Crazy Bach Double Violin Concerto Encore

This is a hoot.

Yes, the music is serious and is really Bach

But the Violinists and the Orchestra are having a fun time.

You will also.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Crazy Bach Double Violin Concerto




 

Hymn: And can it be that I should gain

Today's Hymn was written by Charles Wesley.

The words are provided.

Sing or hum along or just listen.

HERE'S THE LINK TO And can it be that I should gain




 

Stackable Potato Chips -How its made

You are surely familiar with those cans of potato chips all neatly stacked up.

How does this happen?

Today's click through explains

HERE'S THE LINK TO Stackable Potato Chips -How its made

A Jewish Scientist makes a Jewish Discovery

Check out this testimony.

Dr. James Tour is an influential Scientist who took part in a Nobel Prize.

Our Click through today tells his personal amazing Discovery.

You will find it very interesting -- especially if you are Jewish or have friends who are.

HERE'S THE LINK TO A Jewish Scientist makes a Jewish Discovery

Balaam's Donkey Talks

“And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass,
and she said unto Balaam,
What have I done unto thee,
that thou hast smitten me these three times?”
          
          Numbers 22:28


This is a most unusual Scripture passage.

So what happened, you ask.

Did a Donkey really talk?

Check out this brief explanation of what happened.

HERE'S THE LINK TO An Unlikely Testimony

Cat playing piano like Beethoven

Hmmmm.

This is interesting.

Can your cat do this?

HERE'S THE LINK TO Cat playing piano like Beethoven




 

If Self - Driving cars were Southern

Today we are going to visit another of those funny videos produced by the "It's a Southern Thing" folks.

This is a hoot.

Check it out.

HERE'S THE LINK TO If Self - Driving cars were Southern

9 Secrets of the statue of Liberty most Americans Don't Know

This is really interesting.

Whether you have been to the Statue Of Liberty in person or have viewed it from afar or have just seen pictures of it --

you will find the information provided in today's click through interesting.

HERE'S THE LINK TO 9 Secrets of the statue of Liberty most Americans Don't Know




 

Praise to the Lord

Today's Anthem is Praise to the Lord sung by the Saint Olaf Choir.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Praise to the Lord






 

Bean Time Lapse- 25 days soil cross section

Today's click through is really amazing.

It is short video of a Kidney bean growing

Using time lapse with soil cross section.

Among other things it shows how roots and the upper part of a plant grows.

The time lapse recording Play speed was 17280x (one shot every 9 minutes 36 seconds played at 30 FPS).

Did this all happen by chance?  Or does there seem to be a plan here.  Hmmmm.



HERE'S THE LINK to Bean Time Lapse- 25 days soil cross section



 

Giants ! Did they Exist? Do they still?

Genesis Chapter 6 tells us about Giants before the Flood of Noah.

"There were giants in the earth in those days;
and also after that,
when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, 
and they bare children to them, 
the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown."

Today's click through is to a recent but archived TV program which discusses this passage, its implications, and more.

I feel sure you will find it very thought provoking.

Pull up a chair.  Get comfortable.  And check this out.

HERE'S THE LINK to Steve Quayle: The Genesis Giants

Do Origins Matter?

Look unto me, 
and be ye saved, 
all the ends of the earth:
for I am God, and there is none else.
                       Isaiah 45:22  kjv

Today's click through has an important but brief explanation of why Origins Matter.

HERE'S THE LINK TO Do Origins matter