Daily Devotional May 15, 2019 Last year Shannon told me she wanted Bermuda hay for her horses.  Since I raise oat hay for the cows, this meant buying Bermuda seed (which is very expensive), plowing a new field multiple times, using the harrow to smooth everything out and break up any remaining dirt clods, broadcasting … Continue reading May 15, 2019 →

Sunday during the children’s sermon, Mark began to experience some difficulty.  Luckily, the doctors in the sanctuary immediately came to his aid.  The good news is that Mark is doing fine. He sent me the following email Sunday afternoon.  After reading it, I got his permission to share it with you:  “Tom, sorry for the interruption!  … Continue reading May 14, 2019 →

Mark sent the following observations about eating in the fifties. While I grew up in the sixties, it was the same for me. This brought back a lot of memories. I hope it does the same for you. EATING IN THE FIFTIES "Pasta had not been invented. It was macaroni or spaghetti. Curry was a … Continue reading May 13, 2019 →

Mike is the father of our twelve year old youth director, Grace.  He sent the following account of what happened when he didn’t get his apple pies.  It really made me think."Went to our favorite fast-food restaurant.  Picked up our order:  2 chicken sandwiches, fries, onion rings, plus 2 apple pies.  Returned home where we … Continue reading May 9, 2019 →

If you want to live a productive, fulfilling life then pay close attention to Solomon’s book of Proverbs.  Even though these words of wisdom are thousands of years old, they are just as meaningful today as they were then. Don sent me the following modern day proverbs.  Sadly, I know most of these from first-hand experience.Your … Continue reading May 8, 2019 →

Becky is one of our volunteer receptionists that I call The Babysitters. And while she is one of the most intelligent people I have ever met, she has one humongous flaw. Whenever she answers the phone, she always says, “Hello, this is the First Baptist Church of Temple. May I help you?” It got so … Continue reading May 7, 2019 →

This past Saturday the women of our church put on a style show. I had never seen anything quite like it. In fact, I have come to the conclusion that more planning went into this style show than into D Day. It showed. Each table was meticulously decorated by women in the church using their … Continue reading May 6, 2019 →

While I like every age group in the church, my favorite is the children.  In fact, my goal in life is to make sure the children in our church love me more than their parents.  As of right now, I am well on the way to making it happen. Yesterday, after spending the day in … Continue reading May 2, 2019 →

When I was growing up, I never spent much time reading the Bible.  I didn’t have to because any time I had a question, I simply asked my father, who knew more about the Bible than I will ever know.  Having a resident expert as a resource convinced me that I didn’t need to read … Continue reading May 1, 2019 →