One of the most life changing ministries our church does is something most of the members never see.  We help people with bills and food when they fall through the cracks in the social safety network.  These are the people who many times, live on the edge from one paycheck to the next, scraping to get by.  What … Continue reading Daily Devotional for September 29, 2022 →

Years ago, back when I was a man, my new twelve-year-old doctor convinced me to go on a whole-food, plant-based diet.  And while technically I am no longer a man because I don’t eat meat, dairy products, or anything with oil in it, I must confess it has been one of the best decisions Shannon … Continue reading Daily Devotional September 28, 2022 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional April 24, 2017  (One of my favorites) Don sent me the following observations.  I pray they mean as much to you as they do to me. THE BUZZARDIf you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite … Continue reading Daily Devotional September 27, 2022 →

This year’s drought has really taken its toll on our pastures and tanks.  In fact, the water in our tanks is so low, I don’t believe it is healthy for the cows and horses to drink.   This means every day, no matter what else is happening in the world, either Shannon or I make sure we … Continue reading Daily Devotional September 26, 2022 →

Counting my father, brothers, sister-in-law, and nephew, there are six Methodist pastors named Robbins.  This means sooner or later, we run into someone who had a different Robbins as pastor. Tuesday, Marty joined the church.  She transferred from Marvin Methodist Church, in Tyler, Texas, where my brother, John, had served as pastor. As with all new members, we take … Continue reading Daily Devotional for September 22, 2022 →

Shannon and I have a beautiful garden filled with tomatoes, cucumbers, acorn squash, yellow squash, bell peppers, jalapenos, okra, serrano peppers, potatoes, radishes, poblano peppers, lettuce, onions, Habanero peppers, and blooming pumpkin vines hanging from multiple trellises. For most of the summer, the temperatures were so hot, the goal was just keeping the plants from burning … Continue reading Daily Devotional for September 21, 2022 →

Years ago, Shannon saw a registered black and white Paint horse, with a beautiful white flowing main, and sky-blue eyes.  She was one of the most beautiful creatures God has ever made.  Her name was Shiloh.  She was for sale. When we got to the ranch to see Shiloh, I did not have a good feeling. This beautiful … Continue reading Daily Devotional September 20, 2022 →

At 6:20 yesterday morning, I got a text from Cindy Goodfellow.  It showed an emoji of praying hands and another hand with a finger pointed towards the heavens.  She wrote: “You will need it this morning.” Usually, I don’t get threatening text messages from members of our church but yesterday was special. Our church has one children’s … Continue reading Daily Devotional September 19, 2022 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional September 11, 2017Shannon and I are currently transitioning our herd from Brangus and Herefords to Brahman and Tigerstripes.   This makes sense because I have a Brahman bull.Friday, I took a trailer full of cows to the sale and was supposed to buy anything that fit our program.  The problem was Shannon couldn’t go, … Continue reading Daily Devotional for September 15, 2022 →

Tara is the director for our Mother’s Day Out program.  She is wonderful.  Because of Tara and her teachers, our MDO program is a huge success. Now that the new school year has started, many of the children in the MDO program come to visit me when their parents pick them up at the end of the day.  That’s … Continue reading Daily Devotional for September 14, 2022 →