I will be out of the office for the next two weeks. In order to continue with the Daily Devotionals, I am recycling some oldies but goodies. Daily Devotional November 4, 2016 Monday morning I took Shannon’s car to the dealership for a repair. Knowing it would be all day, I asked if I could … Continue reading June 24, 2019 →

Rerun Friday Devotional for July 3, 2014 When I was in the army, every six months, my squadron would have a Hail and Farewell. This is where the officers their spouses would welcome the incoming officer families and say goodbye to those who were leaving. One year, for Halloween, my squadron commander decided that we … Continue reading June 21, 2019 →

Mike and Illene are back from Colorado. That’s just great. Now Mike will start reading scripture from the pulpit for the worship services. That’s just great. Mike’s voice is so deep, whenever I hear him read the Bible I know it’s God. That’s just great. The problem is that I have to preach after Mike … Continue reading June 20, 2019 →

Recently I’ve been thinking about who we want in our church. What would be the necessary qualifications for attending FUMC Temple? If the qualification is to be perfect, then the only two people in the sanctuary on Sunday morning would be Norman and me. The problem is that Norman falls asleep whenever I preach so … Continue reading July 19, 2019 →

Hadley is going into the sixth grade. These past few weeks have been pretty rough due to her numerous surgeries. Because I believe ice cream is the cure for everything, I decided to load her up. I called Hadley on her mother’s phone and asked what flavor ice cream I could bring. I could tell … Continue reading June 18, 2019 →

Last week, Chris sent a text saying, "Did you see Whataburger sold out to a Chicagoan investment firm? :(" Knowing Chris is pretty truthful guy, but also not believing it was possible an iconic, important, southern institution would ever allow this horrible thing to happen, I looked it up for myself. Sure enough, Whataburger is … Continue reading June 17, 2019 →

Rerun Friday Daily Devotional June 21, 2015 This year for Father’s Day, Shannon bought me an above ground swimming pool. It came with an instructional DVD for assembly. The DVD showed a smiling couple happily assembling the pool. Each piece fit seamlessly. In watching the DVD, it was easy to see that this couple was … Continue reading June 14, 2019 →

These last few days, Pastor Brian, Buzz, Martha, Lucia, and I have been attending Annual Conference in Arlington. I consider it penance for a lot of sin. And while I don't know what the other's sins are, I know mine and I deserve Annual Conference. Enough said. One of the good things about Annual Conference … Continue reading June 12, 2019 →

Yesterday Pastor Brian was showing me how to use some of the apps my phone. He was very patient. In fact, I noticed he was talking to me the same way you would talk to a toddler - very slow, making good eye contact to ensure that what he was saying was registering in my … Continue reading June 11, 2019 →

Wayne is an extraordinarily remarkable person. He served our country as a Marine in Vietnam and was exposed to dangerously high amounts of Agent Orange. Today he suffers the consequences. I have known Wayne for fourteen years and watched as he battled a host of health issues, including cancer. And while I would have been … Continue reading June 10, 2019 →