Laura is our church’s communion steward, which involves a great of time and effort. Every month Laura arranges for all the servers at each service, makes sure the trays are filled with cups of grape juice, searches the area grocery stores for loaves of King’s Hawaiian Bread, sets up the elements on the altar for … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 30, 2022 →

In a moment of candid honesty, I have to say I am incredibly intelligent.  Here’s a good example.Because of the acute need for water during this year’s drought, I have been very keen on knowing how much rain has fallen.  So, I bought a rain gauge. I picked the perfect fence post to mount the rain gauge and … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 29, 2022 →

Rerun of Daily Devotional November 28, 2017 Yesterday I went to Temple to buy some parts for my beloved tractor.  On the way home, I stopped at Buc-ee’s, my all-time favorite gas station, and filled up the truck. When I got into the truck and turned the key, nothing happened.  After a few tries, I realized that … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 28, 2022 →

Everyone has a unique talent.  Mine is immediately noticing when someone gets a haircut.  As you can imagine, this isn’t much of a talent worth bragging about.Yesterday morning, when I walked into Dennis Hall, Lucia was sitting at the reception desk and because of my useless talent, I recognized she had gotten a haircut.I said, “You got … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 22, 2022 →

Yesterday was my first Sunday back at the church after taking a few days off.  This meant catching up with how everyone was doing.  One friend, shared with me some devastating news, which is every parent’s worst nightmare. As he explained this tragic string of events, he shared something else. He said that, out of the blue, … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 21, 2022 →

Yesterday was my first day back to the church after being off a week.  I couldn’t wait to catch up with everyone.One of the first people I saw when I walked through the doors of Dennis Hall was Melanie.  She was filling bags of food for those who come to our church needing assistance.I asked how everything … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 17, 2022 →

A few years ago, because I am a delicate creature, my doctor suggested I go on a whole-foods plant-based diet.  It has been one of the best decisions I have ever made.  Having said that, I do miss cheese and meat.  My friends let me know what I am missing. Yesterday, Chris sent me a beautiful picture of … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 16, 2022 →

Our church is blessed with extraordinarily gifted Lay Speakers.  Because they are so good, I minimize the times they preach sermons because, if the congregation figures out how good they are, and they are free, they may begin questioning why they pay me.  One of these wonderful servants of our church is Barbara.  This is what she … Continue reading Daily Devotional November 14, 2022 →

In yesterday’s Daily Devotional, I wrote about the need for laughter and not taking ourselves too seriously.  In response, Adrian sent the following message.  I should have seen this coming.But before Adrian’s message, let me put it in the proper context.Every first Sunday of the month, when we celebrate Holy Communion, Adrian shows up for worship without … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 9, 2022 →

Mike is the chair of our finance committee.  He spends a lot of time in Pete’s office.Last week, Mike was in Pete’s office while Nella visited with Ellie in the foyer of Dennis Hall. As I walked by, I said, “Nella, it’s good to see you.  You still married?”  Nella laughed and said, “Mike hasn’t kicked me out yet.”  Just … Continue reading Daily Devotional for November 8, 2022 →