Yesterday, for the Children's Sermon in worship, I used my welder's helmet to explain how it prevents harmful light from damaging my eyes. And because the helmet allows me to see the right way, I can do the things I need to do. Then I compared the welder's helmet to the Bible and explained that … Continue reading September 30, 2019 →

Rerun from January 22, 2015 Last week, a friend of mine pulled up to the church in a beautiful high performance sports car and took me for a ride. It really was a thing of beauty. As we went roaring down the road, I took a good look at the inside of the car. That’s … Continue reading September 27, 2019 →

This past Sunday, I opened the sermon by telling the worst joke in the history of jokes. To tell you how bad it was, the punch line was: “Hugh and only Hugh can prevent florist friars.” The funny thing was watching members of the congregation react as they realized just how bad the joke was. … Continue reading September 26, 2019 →

Last year at this time, I borrowed Dee’s grain drill to plant a field of oats. Transporting the drill from Dee’s ranch to mine was an adventure, in and of itself, as cars and pickups hit the ditch and women and children cowered in terror. Finally, I made it to our field and no one … Continue reading September 25, 2019 →

Years ago, when we had our horses on a different property, Shannon had gone out to feed after church. At the time she was driving a little Mazda Miata. After being gone for a few hours, Shannon called and said, “I want you to be prepared for what you are about to see. The horses … Continue reading September 24, 2019 →

Janet is our church cook. Yesterday, she was unable to attend worship because she was busy cooking lunch for the New Members/Visitors Class that I teach on Methodism. When I walked into the parlor kitchen and saw the wonderful feast that Janet had prepared, she proudly said, "I want you to know that I listened … Continue reading September 23, 2019 →

Rerun from Daily Devotional July 18, 2018 A friend in our congregation was having difficulty in her marriage so I gave her the name of a very effective counselor and prayed the session went well. A few days ago, (and I share this with her permission), she let me know how the session had gone. … Continue reading September 20, 2019 →

Tuesday night, I was speaking to a very large crowd at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston. My brother, John, is the senior pastor. Just as John stood up to introduce me to his congregation, I took a sip of water from a glass on the table. It was covered in condensation but I … Continue reading September 19, 2019 →

Brian sent the following devotional. I hope it means as much to you as it does to me. Tom: As I shared with you, I have been traveling again for work. I was on a return flight from Charlotte, NC and was waiting to board the flight in the usual order of things. A little … Continue reading September 18, 2019 →

I really feel sorry for our sound technicians because they have to make my voice understandable in both a large sanctuary and a praise and worship center. That’s not easy because my voice sounds like a Muppet with a head cold. I don’t mike well and by the end of the three worship services, the … Continue reading September 17, 2019 →