At my office in Dennis Hall, unless I am in a counseling session, the door is always open.  I do this so that any member of our staff who has a question or issue can immediately come in and feel welcome. While I am very big on having an Open-Door policy, it does cause a … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 30, 2021 →

At our 11:00 worship services, after the Children's Time, Breana takes the children to Children's Church, which is an age appropriate way for our little ones to learn about God's love and worship.  It is something the children really look forward to. At the 8:30 service, Children's Church is not an option, which means the … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 29, 2021 →

This devotional was written four years ago, when I was still a man and ate meat.  Things have changed. Rerun of Daily Devotional November 22, 2017 Yesterday Shannon called and asked if I would stop at HEB on the way home to pick up a meat thermometer.  I was very excited because HEB is one … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 22, 2021 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional November 18, 2016 Mike sent me the following story.  It really got me thinking. “Some guy bought a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying "Free to good home, You want it … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 18, 2021 →

My granddaughter Emma is smart, compassionate, and good looking.  She takes after me. A few days ago, her mother, Lindsey, called to tell me what had been going on.Emma started kindergarten in August.  Last week, she happened to casually mention to her mother that ever since school had begun, she had been sharing her snack … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 17, 2021 →

Sunday morning, I got up, reviewed the sermon while I ate an early breakfast, drove to the church, had the first worship service, taught Sunday school, had the second worship service, taught confirmation, and visited one of our members in the hospital.  I got home to eat lunch a little after 3:30 in the afternoon.  … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 16, 2021 →

One of my all-time favorite things to do is baptize babies.  Luckily, many of the young couples in our church know this, so they have babies for me to baptize.  I have always thought that was very Christian of them.What really disappoints me is every once-in-a-while, a young couple will feel they’ve reached their quota … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 10, 2021 →

Stevie is a beautiful little girl in our church.  Sunday, I noticed Stevie looked pretty rough at the Children's Time.  I didn't know why.  I found out yesterday. I got the following email from Stevie's mother.  All I can say is, God is good."Hey Tom!  I don't know who reads the prayer request written on the attendance … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 9, 2021 →

This morning, NPR reported the astronauts onboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor will undock from the International Space Station and return to earth.    While on their mission, the article said the crew "conducted a series of spacewalks installing solar panels to upgrade the station's powergrid, grew the first green chile peppers in space (and … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 8, 2021 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional November 4, 2016Monday morning, I took Shannon’s car to the dealership for a repair.  Knowing it would be all day, I asked if I could use a loaner car.The service advisor asked how far I was driving.  I thought this was a strange question, but I told him I would be … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 4, 2021 →