In June of 2017, Major League Baseball Umpire John Tumpane was walking across the Roberto Clemente Bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was returning to his hotel after jogging and lunch, thoughts of umpiring the evening game in his mind.  Suddenly he noticed a woman climbing over the railing of the 79-foot bridge.  He asked other people, “What’s this lady doing?”  They replied that they didn’t know. Tumpane broke into a run. Placing his hand on the woman’s shoulder, Tumpane asked her, “Hey, what’s going on?”  She replied she was just trying to get a better look at the city from the other side of the bridge.  Observing that the woman…

Recently some dear friends embarked on an extended road trip, and their itinerary took them through Cincinnati, Ohio. My curiosity was piqued and I decided to research the name Cincinnati to see if it was a Native American name. It was not, but the story behind it both surprised and warmed my heart. I relayed what I had learned to my friends and thought that was the end of it. My ‘random’ curiosity was God’s timing, as I would soon find out. I took my son Noah on a belated birthday outing and we whiled away a rainy afternoon exploring the nearby American Independence Museum. The museum’s collection is home…